Environmental Impact Assessment NPP Cernavoda 1 and Interim Waste Storage (Romania).
Description
The Romanian NPP, located in Cernavoda, has two units in operation, both CANDU-PHWR-600 type reactors (CANadian Deuterium Uranium), using natural uranium as fuel and heavy water as moderator and cooling agent. They contrib ute with ~20% to the electricity generated in Romania. Unit 1 (U1) started opera tion in 1996 and Unit 2 (U2) in 2007. CANDU reactors have an initial lifetime of 30 years; following a refurbishment process, this lifetime can be extended with another 30 years. The Energy Strategy of Romania considers nuclear energy as an important element for the security of energy supply, and as such a lifetime extension of U1 of Cernavoda NPP is envisaged; for this, a refurbishment and modernization project is proposed. In parallel a project is to extend the capacity of the on-site Spent Fuel Storage Facility with bigger modules, aiming to have a double storage was initiated.
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https://www.umweltbundesamt.at/fileadmin/site/publikationen/rep0955.pdf |
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https://www.umweltbundesamt.at/fileadmin/site/publikationen/rep0955.pdf |
Tags
- umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung
- opendocument
- kernkraftwerk