Proposal for a Regulation establishing a dedicated financial programme for decommissioning of nuclear facilities and management of radioactive waste

Summary:

The European Commission adopted on 13 June 2018 a proposal for a Programme which focuses on providing financial support to Bulgaria and Slovakia to safely decommission six nuclear reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant units 1-4 and the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant.

It also supports the actions of the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), implementing safely the decommissioning process and the management of resulting radioactive waste of the Commission's own nuclear installations at the JRC sites.

It repeals Regulation (Euratom) No 1368/2013.

Further information:

The draft law was put forward in the framework of the discussions on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027.

ESO: Report on the evaluation and implementation of the EU nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania http://www.europeansources.info/record/report-on-the-evaluation-and-implementation-of-the-eu-nuclear-decommissioning-assistance-programmes-in-bulgaria-slovakia-and-lithuania/

EUR-Lex: SWD(2018)343: Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the proposal https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2018:343:FIN

European Commission: Press Release, 13.06.18: €4.8 billion in security funding for a Europe that protects http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-4125_en.htm

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