Quotes

dalia-grybauskaite"A second set of priorities that I see for myself and this government is a further reduction of dependence on a single source. First of all, this involves putting forward three bills during the spring session, namely: the LNG law, the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) law, and amendments to the Law on Heating Sector... talks on the Visaginas NPP (VAE) and debates on the required laws will be one of the key tasks during the parliamentary spring session." Dalia Grybauskaite, Lithuanian President, on 12 January 2012 (source: BNS)

"Nuclear safety is an absolute priority for the EU. This Nuclear Safety Directive brings legal certainty by clarifying responsibilities and provides increased guarantees to the public as required by EU citizens. It sets binding principles for enhancing nuclear safety to protect workers and the general public, as well as the environment. Continuous development of nuclear safety is a responsibility not just for Europe, but for the world; not simply for us but also for coming generations”
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on 25 June on the occasion of the adoption of the nuclear safety directive by the Council