Commission opinion of 22 January 2004 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the Bradwell Nuclear Power Station located in the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty
Date: 2004-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, decommissioning of power stations, nuclear safety, radioactive effluent, radioactive pollution, radioactive waste, storage of waste

C 18/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.1.2004

Only tangible investments in land, buildings, machinery and
equipment will be eligible for aid under the scheme.

culture and Crafts and the latter has delivered a favourable
opinion.

No aid will be granted in respect of investment in vehicles and
transport equipment by enterprises operating mainly in the
Investments made for activities linked to
transport sector.
exporting, i.e. the actual exporting of goods, the establishment
and operation of a foreign distribution network and other
expenditure linked to exporting, are likewise excluded.

In accordance with Article 7 of the Regulation, aid will be
granted only where, before work on the aided project
is
started,
the beneficiary firm has submitted an appropriate
application to the local Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agri-

Name and address of the granting authority:

The individual Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture
and Crafts in Veneto.
The agency coordinating this scheme is Unione Regionale delle
Camere di Commercio del Veneto
Via Sansovino, 9
I-30173 Mestre (VE)
Tel. (39) 04 12 58 16 66
Fax (39) 04 12 58 16 00
E-mail: europa@eicveneto.it

COMMISSION OPINION

of 22 January 2004

concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the
Bradwell Nuclear Power Station located in the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 37 of
the Euratom Treaty

(2004/C 18/03)

(Only the English text is authentic)

On 1 August 2003, the European Commission received from the Government of the United Kingdom, 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 of the Bradwell Nuclear Power Station.

On the basis of these data, 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 neighbour Member State,

in this case France,

is

approximately 110 km.

(b) During normal operation, 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 intermediate level radioactive wastes are stored at the site. Low level radioactive wastes and
irradiated fuel elements are stored at the site before being transported off-site for disposal or repro-
cessing in facilities within the UK. Non-radioactive solid waste or residual materials which are released
from regulatory control will be released for disposal as conventional waste or for reuse or recycling, in
all cases complying 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 of the Bradwell Nuclear Power
Station in the United Kingdom, 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, significant
from the point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.