The European Commission (EC) released an official statement relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of Units 1 and 2 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Station and their potential impact on member-states of the European Union (EU).
In the document, published in “Official Journal of the European Union”, on 28 March 2013, it is written: the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form, arising from the decommissioning of Units 1 and 2 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Station, located in Bulgaria, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in a radioactive contamination significant from the point of view of health of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.
On 16 February 2012, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, the European commission received from the Bulgarian government a Report, elaborated by SERAW and entitled General Data regarding the plan for disposal of radioactive waste, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of Units 1 and 2 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Station. The report reviews and analyzes the potential impact of the Kozloduy NPP Units 1 and 2 decommissioning on other member-states. The report and the additional information, requested by the Commission, are reviewed by an Expert group under Article 37 consisting of representatives of EU member-states. The Commission opinion is issued after a substantial analysis of the materials provided by the Bulgarian part.
State Enterprise Radioactive Waste was entrusted with the management of the shutdown Units of the Bulgarian Nuclear Power Plant as RAW installations and their subsequent decommissioning. For this purpose, a new specialized division Decommissioning – Kozloduy was established within the enterprise’s structure. Its activities are regulated through licenses, issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency.
