Commission opinion of 30 January 2002 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the modification of the Trillo I Nuclear Power Station in Spain, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty Official Journal C 032 , 05/02/2002 P. 0021 - 0021 Commission opinion of 30 January 2002 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the modification of the Trillo I Nuclear Power Station in Spain, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty (2002/C 32/10) (only the Spanish text is authentic) On 10 April 2001, the European Commission received from the Government of Spain, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, general data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the modification of the Trillo I Nuclear Power plant.
On the basis of these data and additional information subsequently provided by the Spanish Government, the Commission has considered that the plan concerned a modification to an existing plan on which an opinion had already been given. The Commission has further taken into consideration that the intermediate storage facility for irradiated fuel resulting from that modification could remain in operation after decommissioning and dismantling of the existing plant. Following consultation with the group of experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion: (a) The planned modification requires no changes to the existing authorised limits for gaseous and liquid discharges.
(b) The planned modification has no consequences in relation to the solid radioactive waste arising from the operation of the existing plant. (c) The planned modification has no consequences in relation to the unplanned discharges of radioactive substances, which may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the general data of the existing plan. In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form resulting from the modification of the Trillo I Nuclear Power Station, located in Spain, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the 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.