Annual Report 2004

The following topics are dealt with: Current situation in radioactive waste storage/disposal; Radioactive waste storage facility at the Dukovany NPP site; Richard and Bratrstvi radioactive waste repositories; Preparatory activities for a deep geological disposal facility (Site selection; Major stages of deep geological disposal facility selection programme; Results of Stage 1 - site assessment; Partial results of Stage 2 - short-list of sites; Design activities, proposal for engineered barriers, safety assessment; Supplementary research projects; WATRP Mission); Administrative, technical and regulatory activities (Licensing and radiation protection; Account-keeping of radioactive wastes and nuclear material; Administration of payments to the nuclear account; Supervision of accumulation of decommissioning funds; Public relations; Internal auditing; International cooperation; Quality assurance and quality control); and Financial statements. (P.A.)