The excess of zeal that seized the former government officials, who vied in issuing normative acts meant to squander national wealth, puts us in a position to produce much more heavy water than we need. According to GEO 80/2006, it is necessary to insure the need for 1100 tons of heavy water, having in view "the socio-economic and strategic implications at local and national level in the absence of an alternative", and also the "lack of regulations to ensure the continuity of heavy water production and its financing."

Thus, it was approved "the production of the quantity of 1100 tonnes of heavy water by the Romanian Authority for Nuclear Activities, to take into service Units 3 and 4 of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant", and after producing this quantity "to continue the production of heavy water to complete the technological needs throughout the life of units 3 and 4.

Or, as is known, under this ordinance, 435 tonnes of heavy water have already been produced until the end of this month, even though 523 tonnes from the production destined for reactors 1 and 2 still remained in stock. A simple calculation shows that, at the time being, almost all the water required for the initial load of Cernavodă reactors 3 and 4 is in stock, only 42 tonnes being needed for the initiation, in addition to which to which 5.2 tonnes of heavy water per year for the technological consumption of each nuclear unit. As the life of the nuclear reactors is currently estimated at 30 years, besides the initial load, 312 tons of heavy water are needed for the entire operation of units 3 and 4.

The production capacity of ROMAG-Prod, the supplier of heavy water, is 180 tonnes per year, which means that, by the end of 2010, we will be able to provide the necessary for the new reactors. Nothing abnormal until here. Only that, as the former manager of the institution told us, there ar