Annex A - Croatia: National framework for management of spent fuel and radioactive waste

The Republic of Croatia shares ownership of the Krško NPP with the Republic of Slovenia. Therefore Croatia owns half of spent fuel that was generated so far and that will be generated up to expiration of the Krško NPP lifetime. The Bilateral Agreement favors development of a common solution for spent fuel management and the solution was developed by both parties on generic way in 2004 - assuming construction of a spent fuel dry storage facility on-site or nearby and construction of a spent fuel disposal facility afterwards at generic site in Croatia or at generic site in Slovenia. However in the meantime there has been no significant improvements of such generic solution. The spent fuel generated in the Krško NPP has been currently managed safely onsite by the operator and it will remain there at least up to expiration of the plant lifetime. The aim of the updated Governmental Strategy on Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management is to set out goals and general guidelines for development of national framework on radioactive waste and disused sources management, naturally occurring radioactive materials management as well as development of national framework on radioactive waste and spent fuel management from Krško NPP. A detailed set of strategic objectives and guidelines will be elaborated within the National Programme which is currently in the process of development. Among others the new Strategy stands out an important need for development, construction and operation of the Central National Storage Facility (CNSF) for radioactive waste and disused sources generated in the country.