# C_2008241EN.01000801.xml

| 20.9.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 241/8 |
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20.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/8

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COMMISSION OPINION

COMMISSION OPINION

of 19 September 2008

concerning the amended plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the Flamanville nuclear power plant (units 1 and 2) in France, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2008/C 241/03)

On 11 February 2008, the European Commission received from the Government of France, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the amended plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the Flamanville nuclear power plant (units 1 and 2).

On the basis of these data, and the additional information requested by the Commission and provided by the French authorities on 9 April 2008, and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion:

| 1. | the distance between the plant and the nearest point of a neighbouring country is between 30 km and 45 km for the Channel Islands (British Crown Dependencies). For Member States the distance is 120 km to the coast of England and 360 km to the Belgian border; |
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the distance between the plant and the nearest point of a neighbouring country is between 30 km and 45 km for the Channel Islands (British Crown Dependencies). For Member States the distance is 120 km to the coast of England and 360 km to the Belgian border;

| 2. | the planned changes will involve an overall reduction in the limits for gaseous and liquid discharges, except for discharges of gaseous and liquid tritium, for which an increase is planned; |
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the planned changes will involve an overall reduction in the limits for gaseous and liquid discharges, except for discharges of gaseous and liquid tritium, for which an increase is planned;

| 3. | under normal operating conditions, the planned changes are not liable to cause an exposure liable to affect the health of the population in other Member States; |
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under normal operating conditions, the planned changes are not liable to cause an exposure liable to affect the health of the population in other Member States;

| 4. | in the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents, which may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the original General Data, the planned changes to the fuel management system will not give rise to doses in other Member States liable to affect the health of the population. |
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in the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents, which may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the original General Data, the planned changes to the fuel management system will not give rise to doses in other Member States liable to affect the health of the population.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that, both in normal operating conditions and in the event of an accident of the magnitude considered in the General Data, the implementation of the amended plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the Flamanville nuclear power plant (units 1 and 2) in France is not liable to result in radioactive contamination of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.

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