Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management Nikolaus Berlakovich of Austria

Recommissioning the unsafe Bohunice reactor cannot be accepted, " Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich said of the decision to power up the reactor that had been closed at the end of last year.

Shutting off the plant was one of the fundamental conditions for (Slovakia 's) entry (into the European Union) , and it cannot simply be cancelled now, " Berlakovich said in a statement.

We cannot accept the re-opening of this unsafe reactor at Bohunice," Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich said in a statement.

Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich said in a statement.

Nikolaus Berlakovich says the shutting down of the reactor in the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant was a key prerequisite for Slovakia's accession to the European Union and is urging Brussels to take action.