Preparation for Early Termination of Ignalina NPP Operation

Conference · Wed Feb 26 04:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:827143

Poskas, P; Poskas, R

Seimas (Parliament of Lithuania) approved updated National Energy strategy where it is indicated that first Unit will be shutdown before the year 2005 and second Unit in 2009 if funding for decommissioning is available from EU and other donors. In accordance to Ignalina NPP Unit 1 Closure Law the Government of Lithuania approved the Ignalina NPP Unit 1 Decommissioning Program until year 2005. For enforcement of this program, the plan of measures for implementation of the program was prepared and approved by the Minister of Economy. The plan consists of two parts, namely technical- environmental and social-economic. Technical-environmental measures are mostly oriented to the safe management of spent nuclear fuel and operational radioactive waste stored at the plant and preparation of licensing documents for Unit 1 decommissioning. Social-economic measures are oriented to mitigate negative social and economic impact on Lithuania, inhabitants of the region, and, particularly, o n the staff of Ignalina NPP by means of creating favorable conditions for a balanced social and economic development of the region. In this paper analysis of planned activities, licensing requirements for decommissioning, progress in preparation of the Final Decommissioning Plan is discussed.

• Research Organization: Lithuanian Energy Institute, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, Kaunas, LT-3035, (LT)
• Sponsoring Organization: none (US)
• OSTI ID: 827143
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
CLOSURES
DECOMMISSIONING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENFORCEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
LICENSING
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR FUELS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SHUTDOWN
WASTE MANAGEMENT