# C_2009303EN.01000101.xml

| 15.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 303/1 |
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15.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 303/1

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COMMISSION OPINION

COMMISSION OPINION

of 14 December 2009

relating to the plan to modify the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the Pegase-Cascad facility, established on the Cadarache site in France, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty

(Only the French text is authentic)

2009/C 303/01

On 22 June 2009, the European Commission received from the French Government, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan to modify the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the Pegase-Cascad facility, established on the Cadarache site in France.

On the basis of these data and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion:

| 1. | The distance between the Pegase-Cascad facility and the nearest point of another Member State, in this case Italy and Spain, amounts to 110 km and 230 km respectively. |
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1.

The distance between the Pegase-Cascad facility and the nearest point of another Member State, in this case Italy and Spain, amounts to 110 km and 230 km respectively.

| 2. | The planned modification will involve an increase of the authorised discharge limit for gaseous tritium. |
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2.

The planned modification will involve an increase of the authorised discharge limit for gaseous tritium.

| 3. | During normal operating conditions, the planned modification will not cause an exposure liable to affect the health of the population in another Member State. |
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3.

During normal operating conditions, the planned modification will not cause an exposure liable to affect the health of the population in another Member State.

| 4. | Solid radioactive waste will temporarily be stored on site before being transferred to a disposal facility authorised by the French Government. |
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4.

Solid radioactive waste will temporarily be stored on site before being transferred to a disposal facility authorised by the French Government.

| 5. | In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents which may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses received in another Member State will not be able to affect the health of the population. |
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5.

In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents which may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses received in another Member State will not be able to affect the health of the population.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan to modify the disposal of radioactive waste from the Pegase-Cascad facility established on the Cadarache site in France, 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 radioactive contamination of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.

Done at Brussels, 14 December 2009.

For the Commission

Andris PIEBALGS

Member of the Commission

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