Commission opinion of 10 December 2003 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning and complete dismantling of the research reactor TRIGA HD II and the complete dismantling of the decommissioned and safe-state research reactor TRIGA HD I at Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg in the Federal Republic of Germany, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty
Date: 2003-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baden-Württemberg, decommissioning of power stations, nuclear reactor, nuclear safety, radioactive effluent, radioactive pollution, radioactive waste

C 300/8

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Official Journal of the European Union

11.12.2003

COMMISSION OPINION

of 10 December 2003

concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning and
complete dismantling of the research reactor TRIGA HD II and the complete dismantling of the
decommissioned and safe-state research reactor TRIGA HD I at Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg
in the Federal Republic of Germany, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty

(2003/C 300/04)

(Only the German text is authentic)

On 6 June 2003, the European Commission received from the German Government, in accordance with
Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste
arising from the decommissioning and complete dismantling of the research reactor TRIGA HD II and the
complete dismantling of the decommissioned and safe-state research reactor TRIGA HD I at Heidelberg.

information provided by the German Government on 24
On the basis of these data and additional
September 2003, and following consultation with the group of experts, the Commission has drawn up
the following opinion:

(a) The distance between the plant and the nearest point on the territory of another Member State is

approximately 80 km to France.

(b) Under normal operating conditions, the discharges of liquid and gaseous effluents will not cause an
exposure of the population in other Member States that is significant from the point of view of health.

(c) Solid radioactive waste arising from the dismantling operations will be transferred to the regional
collection point for radioactive waste at the FZK Karlsruhe. Non-radioactive solid waste or residual
materials and materials which are released from regulatory control will be released for disposal as
conventional waste or for reuse or recycling. This will be done in compliance with the criteria laid
down in the Basic Safety Standards (Directive 96/29/Euratom).

(d) In the event of unplanned discharges of radioactive waste, which may follow an accident of the type
and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses likely to be received by the population in
other Member States would not be significant from the point of view of health.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of
radioactive waste in whatever form arising from the decommissioning and complete dismantling of the
research reactor TRIGA HD II and the complete dismantling of the decommissioned and safe-state research
reactor TRIGA HD I at Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg in the Federal Republic of Germany, 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 the radioactive contamination, significant from the point of view of health,
of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.