National Radwaste Repository Mochovce

In this leaflet the National Radwaste Repository in Mochovce (Repository) is described. The Mochovce National Radwaste Repository is a surface multi-barrier type storage facility for solid and treated solidified radwaste generated from the Slovak Republic nuclear power plants operation and decommissioning, research institutes, laboratories and hospitals. The Repository comprises a system of single- and double-row storage boxes. The first double-row is enclosed by a steel-structure building. The 18 x 6 x 5.5 m storage boxes are made of reinforced concrete. The wall thickness is 600 mm. Two-double-rows, i.e. 80 storage boxes were built as part of Stage I (1 row = 20 storage boxes). Each storage box has a storage capacity of 90 fibre concrete containers of 3.1 m3 volume. The total storage capacity is 7200 containers with the overall storage volume of 22320 m3