Contracts worth 2,6 bill. Euro for completion of Mochovce NPP signed
Week in Slovakia Tuesday – 26th April 2011 The Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic gave the company Slovenské elektrárne, a.s. (SE) two fines amounting to 115 thousand Euro. According to the controlling authority, SE has violated the nuclear law while operating the Nuclear power plant Mochovce. In the first case the fine 15 thousand Euro was given due to the fact that SE did meet the provisions of the protocol from the inspection in the area of preparing personnel. The second fine, 100.000 Euro referred to not meeting the documentation that was reviewed or approved by the NRA and carrying out changes on a selected device that was not previously approved by the NRA. Slovenské elektrárne appealed against the fines, but the NRA dismissed their appeal and SE will have to pay the fines. The money will be paid to the National Nuclear Fund. Wednesday – 27th April 2011 The Regulatory Office for Network Industries (ÚRSO) is still not satisfied with the discipline of energy companies. According to the Office, last year the regulated subjects still paid only a small or no attention to quality standards. The regulated subject should satisfy the standards so that the customers receives adequate quality for the money they pay for electricity, heat or natural gas. „Even in the second year when the quality standards were evaluated a lot of companies did not pay attention to follow them. The evaluation of quality standards was only handed in by a couple of companies that were active on the market last year,” informed the Regulatory Office. Now the Office plans to carry out inspections in those subjects that did not meet the requirement and did not follow the quality standards, but also in those that did send them. There the Office will compare the evaluation (Zobraziť celý článok)
