ZAGREB, April 1, 2020 – The fund for financing the decommissioning of Krško Nuclear Power Plant and the disposal of its radioactive waste stated on Tuesday that it had received the approval from the Energy and Environment Ministry for the use of former Čerkezovac barracks for establishment of a Radioactive Waste Disposal Centre.
The former Čerkezovac barracks are at Trgovska Gora in the municipality of Dvor on the left bank of the River Una.
The Zagreb-based Fund says in its press release that during the implementation of the project it would permanently cooperate with the local community and the general public as well as with stakeholders across the border, that is nearby municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina municipalities that are located on the border with Croatia and gravitate towards the River Una fear that radioactive waste from Trgovska Gora would pollute the environment on both sides of the border and harm the health of local residents.
Establishing the centre, Croatia will manage the radioactive waste in a safe, systematic and tested way, said the fund.
The Krško nuclear power plant is jointly owned by Croatia and Slovenia and is located in the Slovenian town of Krško.
Croatia’s national programme for the implementation of a strategy for the management of radioactive waste has been submitted to the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM), which is expected to evaluate it, and Bosnia and Herzegovina is seeking guarantees that the programme will not have a negative impact on the country.
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