Commission Opinion of 7 November 2017 relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the Philippsburg SAL-P radioactive waste storage facility, located in the Land of Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Only the German text is authentic) 2017/C 377/02 The assessment below is carried out under the provisions of the Euratom Treaty, without prejudice to any additional assessments to be carried out under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the obligations stemming from it and from secondary legislation . On 10 May 2017 , the European Commission received from the Government of Germany, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the Philippsburg SAL-P radioactive waste storage facility.
On the basis of these data and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion: 1. The distance between the site and the nearest border with another Member State, in this case France is 35 km. 2. During normal operation of the Philippsburg SAL-P radioactive waste storage facility, the discharge of gaseous radioactive effluents is not liable to cause an exposure of the population in another Member State that would be significant from the point of view of health, in respect of the dose limits laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directives . 3.
During normal operation, the Philippsburg SAL-P radioactive waste storage facility will not discharge liquid radioactive effluents into the environment. 4. Solid radioactive waste is temporarily stored on site before shipment to licensed treatment or disposal facilities located in Germany. 5. In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents that may follow the accidents of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses likely to be received by the population of another Member State would not be significant from the point of view of health, in respect of the reference levels laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directives.
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 Philippsburg SAL-P radioactive waste storage facility, located in the Land of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, both in normal operation and in the event of the accidents of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in a radioactive contamination, significant from the point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State, in respect of the provisions laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directives.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2017 . For the Commission Miguel Arias Cañete Member of the Commission