Berkeley Energia Limited Ministry Grants Renewal of Initial Authorisation (4717I)
14 December 2020 - 6:00PM
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Berkeley Energia Limited
14 December 2020
BERKELEY ENERGIA LIMITED
NEWS RELEASE | 14 December 2020
Ministry Grants Renewal of Initial Authorisation
Berkeley Energia Limited ("Berkeley" or the "Company") has
received formal notification from the Ministry for Ecological
Transition and the Demographic Challenge ("MITECO") that it has
been granted the renewal of the Initial Authorisation for the
uranium concentrate plant as a radioactive facility at the
Salamanca project ("NSC I") until there is a resolution on the
Authorisation for Construction for the uranium concentrate plant as
a radioactive facility ("NSC II"). This renewal follows the Nuclear
Safety Council ("NSC") issuing a favourable report for the
extension of the validity of NSC I in July 2020.
NSC I was granted in September 2015 by the then Ministry of
Industry, Energy and Tourism, with a 5-year validity period. The
favourable report issued by the NSC in July considered that the
circumstances and characteristics of the uranium concentrate plant
are the same as those contained in the Initial Authorisation issued
in 2015.
Subsequent to the grant of NSC I, the Company applied for NSC II
in 2016. In March 2020, the Company formally submitted updated
official documentation in relation to NSC II and has since held a
number of meetings with the NSC technical team to discuss and
clarify minor queries on the updated documentation. As requested,
the Company submitted written responses to these queries, along
with additional technical information, to the NSC in September
2020. The next step in the process is for the NSC technical team to
now finalise its report and submit it to the NSC Board for
ratification.
The Company also notes that the Spanish Supreme Court has
rejected the appeal filed by a group of opposition parties against
NSC I.
In September 2019, the Spanish National Court fully dismissed a
contentious-administrative appeal filed by the group of opposition
parties against NSC I. Subsequent to the National Court ruling, the
group of opposition parties appealed to the Supreme Court. The
Supreme Court has now confirmed all aspects of the ruling of the
National Court and thus, has confirmed the legality of NSC I. As
noted above, MITECO has granted renewal of NSC I through until
there is a resolution on NSC II.
Following the grant of the Urbanism License by the Municipality
of Retortillo in August 2020, and with more than 120 previously
granted permits and favourable reports by relevant authorities at
the local, regional, federal and European Union levels, NSC II is
now the only pending approval required to commence full
construction of the Salamanca mine.
The Company is continuing to engage with the relevant
authorities in a collaborative manner in progressing the approval
process for the Salamanca mine and will keep the market fully
informed of any developments.
For further information please contact:
Robert Behets Franciso Bellón
Acting Managing Director Chief Operations Officer
+61 8 9322 6322 +34 91 555 1380
info@berkeleyenergia.com
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