TL: LETTER OF SLOVAK NGOS TO SIEMENS
SO: GREENPEACE SLOVAKIA, (GP); MOTHER EARTH 
DT: February, 1997

(Up till June 11th, this letter has remained unreplied.)

SIEMENS Slovakia
Director General of the Nuclear Dpt.
Stromová street
Bratislava

                                                         
Bratislava,                                         17. 4. 1997

Dear Sir,

For several years, the public has been concerned with the
continuing problems of NPP Mochovce (JEMO) which Siemens has
been substantionally involved in. You are certainly aware about
the circumstances under which the EBRD left the project of the
JEMO completion in Spring 1995. Let us to remind that the public
participation process played an important role. As well as
Hungarian and Austrian public, more than 200 non-governmental
organisations from all over the world, and 83 Slovak NGOs
released their official statement during this process (added as
the appendix). The NGOs in cooperation with independent experts
presented thorough critical reservations at the public hearings,
also against safety measures designed for so-called
"improvements" of the JEMO nuclear safety. Up till now, nobody
has replied these serious reserves.

The documentation of the project of JEMO completion was 
published by the EBRD. It is stated there that it is necessary
to implement about 200 measures for the improvement of the JEMO
nucler safety but nobody has been able to calculate the costs
for their implementation. At present, we are learning that the
first two blocks of JEMO should be operated in original terms
(July 1998, resp. March 1999) - despite the delay of works.
Present governing political representation, representatives of
involved economic subjects and appropriate state administration
in Slovakia do not provide the public sufficient information
about the project and ongoing works as well as problems
connected with the JEMO completion.

For these reasons we decided to address directly you as the
representative of the firm guaranteeing the appropriate nuclear
safety of JEMO. We would like to ask you for the detailed answer
on following questions:

1. In 1995, SE and the EBRD published the nuclear safety
documentation for the Mochovce nuclear power plant completion
plan. Since then, the contractors and funders have changed. Has
a revised safety documentation been prepared? Will the
documentation be made public?

2. What are the safety differences between the "EBRD" safety
case and the revised version now being prepared?

3. Representatives of Slovak interested subjects are report by
"quote" that Siemens are guaranteeing the safety for units 1 and
2 of Mochovce. What is the extent of your responsibility for the
safety of the facility as a whole?

4. Would the new project have been awarded a construction
license in Germany today? If not, what are the main elements of
the design that would not enable a construction permit?

5. What is the expected total budget for the completion of units
1 and 2 (including interests, expenses for financial operations,
etc.)?

6. What is the expected cost of construction for units 1 and 2?

7. What is the Siemens's share of the construction costs?

8. What is the expected proceeding for should the contracted
completion costs be exceeded?

9. Is all of the Siemens work covered by the Hermes guarantee?

10. Is Siemens overseeing and assessing the work of other
contractors? Is Siemens being asked to give final approval for
this work?

11. What is the expected date for completion of the construction
for each unit according to suppliers' contracts? When is
connection to the grid expected?

12. What financial penalties are Siemens liable for should the
work not be completed? What would be consequences of the work
delay compared to the actual time plan?

13. According to the public information, the German part has
accepted the JEMO completion under the condition of shutdown of
nuclear power plant V-1 Bohunice by 2000. What is the form of
this agreement? On the basis of that, are there any financial
penalties for the Slovak government, should Bohunice not be
closed in 2000?

14. What is the total value of the Siemens work at Bohunice?

15. Is the work in Bohunice covered by a Hermes credit
guarantee?

Dear Sir,

we are aware that your firm carefully cultivates its public
image & relations. Therefore we believe that you will provide us
the appropriate answer on our questions which we will be able to
present to the public of Slovakia too.

Yours sincerely

Lubica Trubiniova, Greenpeace in Slovakia
Juraj Krivosik, For Mother Earth 

CC:  Siemens, Germany - Director General  (sent to Mr. Breier,
the spokesman)

Appendix: Statement of Slovak NGOs from the EBRD PP process in
1995