Radioactive Waste Management Moldova - New Strategy Radioactive Waste Management Moldova Hantering av radioaktivt avfall Moldavien Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten har ansökt till Sida om finansiering av 7 309 250 SEK för att implementera projektet ”Radioaktivt avfallshantering Moldavien” under perioden 2019–2021. 

Förslaget omfattar två huvudsakliga aktiviteter: (1) Implementering av ett miljö- och radiologiskt övervakningsprogram på den nationella platsen för hantering av radioaktivt avfall och (2) designa, licensiera och bygga en lagringsanläggning för radioaktivt avfall på den nationella platsen för hantering av radioaktivt avfall. Lagringsanläggningen behövs för äldre avfall som ska hämtas från en avfallsanläggning av Radon-typ, och andra framtida avfallsströmmar. 

Det här projektet ämnar till att förbättra miljöpåverkan från hanteringen av radioaktivt avfall och stärka motståndskraften mot sådan inverkan. Projektet kommer även att bidra till en mer hållbar samhällsservice inom hanteringen av radioaktivt avfall samt förbättra medvetenheten kring utmaningar inom området av radioaktivt avfall genom kommunikationsverksamhet på nationell ministernivå och genom informationsutbyte med internationella organisationer, inklusive Europeiska Unionen och Internationella atomenergiorganet (IAEA). I viss utsträckning kan projektet även förväntas bidra till ett ökat miljöansvar från allmänheten, näringslivet och civilsamhället. Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has applied to Sida for funding of 7 309 250 SEK for implementing the project "Radioactive Waste Management Moldova" during the period 2019-2021.

The proposal comprises two main activities: (1) implementation of an environmental and radiological monitoring programme at the national site for radioactive waste management and (2) design, licensing and construction of a storage facility for radioactive waste at the national radioactive waste management site. The storage facility is needed for legacy waste to be retrieved from a Radon-type disposal facility and other future waste streams. 

This project aims to improve environment impact from radioactive waste management and strengthened resilience to such impact. The project will also contribute to more sustainable community service in radioactive waste management, as well as improving awareness of challenges in the area of radioactive waste management through communication activities on national ministerial level and by information exchange with international organisations, including the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).To a certain extent the project can also be expected to contribute to enhanced environmental responsibility by the public, business community and civil society. Overall project objectives
To contribute to the safe management of legacy radioactive waste and disused radioactive sources in Moldova. 
To reduce radiological threats to people and the environment posed by the leaking legacy disposal facility (by facilitating decommissioning of the legacy Radon-type disposal facility).
Specific objectives
To contribute to increasing RWMCo’s control and general understanding of the environmental and radiological conditions and their future evolution at the national radioactive waste management site outside Chisinau.
To protect human health and the environment from possible detrimental effects of ionising radiation resulting from the Soviet legacy waste at the national radioactive waste management facility.
Outcomes
Protection of human health and the environment from possible detrimental effects of ionising radiation resulting from the Soviet legacy waste at the national radioactive waste management facility.
A general understanding of the radiological situation at the national radioactive waste management site and its future development.
The national waste management site complies with international guidance on monitoring of a site for radioactive waste management.
The existence of a comprehensive monitoring programme contributes to the continued safe operation of the national waste management site and the possibility to implement planned international support projects on decommissioning of the Radon-type disposal facility.
 
By the end of the project, a radiological monitoring system will be established and applied at the national radioactive waste management site and the storage facility for the legacy radioactive waste will be built in compliance with IAEA standards.
The constructed storage facility will have the capacity to store not only the legacy waste retrieved from the RADON-type deposit, but also to ensure space for future needs.