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With the nuclear watchdog’s recommendation to renew Garona nuclear plant’s licence, all eyes are on Spanish prime minister to see if he will keep to his election promises of phasing out nuclear energy.The Spanish government will have to take a clear stand for or against nuclear power in the coming weeks when it decides whether to renew the operating licence of the oldest of the country's six nuclear plants.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose socialist government has backed the development renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, has said he wants to phase out nuclear energy in the country when the life span of its six nuclear plants expires.
But on 8 June, the five-member board of the country's nuclear watchdog unanimously agreed to recommend that the Garona nuclear plant in northern Spain should get a new 10-year operating licence if it upgrades its safety equipment.
Nuclear Safety Council chairwoman Carmen Martinez Ten said the decision was taken on technical and security grounds and not for reasons of "energy policy, economics or another nature".
The government now has until 5 July, when the 38-year-old nuclear plant's licence expires, to decide whether to follow the watchdog's recommendation, which is non-binding.
Spain generates around 20 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, while in neighbouring France the figure is around 80 percent.
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