Naslov
Vrijeme za kompetentne odluke o zbrinjavanju radioaktivnog otpada u Hrvatskoj
(Time for competent decisions on radioactive waste management in Croatia)

Autori
Knapp, Alemka ; Levanat, Ivica ; Lokner, Vladimir ; Šaponja-Milutinović, Diana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), stručni

Izvornik
Zbornik radova 9. simpozija Hrvatskog društva za zaštitu od zračenja / Knežević, Željka ; Majer, Marija ; Krajcar Bronić, Ines - Zagreb : Hrvatsko društvo za zaštitu od zračenja, 2013, 51-58

ISBN
978-953-96133-8-7

Skup
9. simpozij Hrvatskog društva za zaštitu od zračenja

Mjesto i datum
Krk, Hrvatska, 10.04.2013. - 12.04.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
NE Krško otpad ; Trgovska gora ; Vrbina
(NPP Krško waste ; Trgovska gora ; Vrbina)

Sažetak
After a couple of decades of hesitant and indecisive consultations between Slovenia and Croatia on the management options for the Krško nuclear power plant (KNPP) waste, time for decision making has approached. Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom requires that both countries adopt specific national programs for radioactive waste and spent fuel management before August 23, 2015. In the nineties, Croatia undertook a campaign aimed at constructing a low and intermediate level waste (LILW) repository. The region of Trgovska gora was designated as the potential repository site, and a preliminary safety assessment indicated that it was suitable for a near surface vault-type disposal facility – but then the campaign was stopped. Soon after, Slovenia intensified preparations for a LILW repository on its territory, and Krško (near the NPP) was selected for disposal site. An exotic and expensive silo-type disposal concept was adopted, disposal units immersed into the groundwater flowing towards the nearby Sava river. The project continues. Presently, however, Croatia does not know whether it will be allowed to dispose of its share of LILW from the KNPP into the Slovenian repository, nor under what conditions. Croatia does not know whether it will have to build its own repository, nor whether such solution would be financially preferable – although Croatia may have to begin transferring its half of the KNPP waste to its territory in less than ten years. It is therefore high time for Croatia to resume intensive preparations for the establishment of a LILW repository on Trgovska gora – regardless of whether or not it would actually be constructed. Without such preparations, and the insights gained, Croatia will not be capable of making competent decisions about its national interests regarding the KNPP waste management, nor will it be prepared for competent and convincing negotiations with Slovenia about the options for sharing the Krško facility.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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