ZAGREB, April 20 (Hina) - The Croatian National Sabor's House of Counties on Tuesday started a debate on a government programme of urban development in Croatia. Croatia will not build nuclear power plants or solid fuel-fired power
plants, the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, Marko Sirac, told parliament representatives presenting the programme. According to the programme, 1,500 new MW of electricity should be secured by the year 2010, a task to be carried out by hydro electric power plants and thermal power plants (gas-fired). The government proposal on Moslavacka Gora and Trgovska Gora as the potential sites for the disposal of low and medium radioactive waste attracted special attention as well as strong opposition of some representatives. More than 30,000 residents of Sisak-Moslavina County have signed a petition against the two locations being used as radioactive waste disposal sites. Since Croatia does not need a radioactive waste disposal site until the year 2005, three representatives from Sisak-Moslavina County believed that there was enough time for the procedure of selecting the location to be repeated. The MPs welcomed the idea of Croatia's polycentric development,
ZAGREB, April 20 (Hina) - The Croatian National Sabor's House of
Counties on Tuesday started a debate on a government programme of
urban development in Croatia.
Croatia will not build nuclear power plants or solid fuel-fired
power plants, the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and
Housing, Marko Sirac, told parliament representatives presenting
the programme.
According to the programme, 1,500 new MW of electricity should be
secured by the year 2010, a task to be carried out by hydro electric
power plants and thermal power plants (gas-fired).
The government proposal on Moslavacka Gora and Trgovska Gora as the
potential sites for the disposal of low and medium radioactive
waste attracted special attention as well as strong opposition of
some representatives. More than 30,000 residents of Sisak-
Moslavina County have signed a petition against the two locations
being used as radioactive waste disposal sites.
Since Croatia does not need a radioactive waste disposal site until
the year 2005, three representatives from Sisak-Moslavina County
believed that there was enough time for the procedure of selecting
the location to be repeated.
The MPs welcomed the idea of Croatia's polycentric development,
meaning that more attention would be paid to medium-size and small
settlements.
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