{"id":4861,"date":"2024-03-11T09:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T08:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arao.si\/?page_id=4861"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:37:35","slug":"pogosta-vprasanja","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arao.si\/en\/pogosta-vprasanja\/","title":{"rendered":"Q &amp; A"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4861\" class=\"elementor elementor-4861\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-495be7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"495be7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9d83d1\" data-id=\"a9d83d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad96ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad96ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q &amp; A<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b74169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3b74169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6231\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6231\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> The planned phases of the construction of the LILW <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6231\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6231\"><p>V letu 2023 smo pri\u010deli z gradnjo infrastrukturnih objektov, potrebnih za odlagali\u0161\u010de, in jo uspe\u0161no zaklju\u010dili, vzpostavili smo tudi fizi\u010dno varovanje jedrskega objekta med gradnjo in obratovanjem. V oktobru 2024 smo uspe\u0161no pri\u010deli z gradnjo jedrskega dela odlagali\u0161\u010da.<\/p>\n<p>The planned phases of the construction of the LILW  disposal site are as follows;<\/p>\n<p>v letih 2025 in 2026 je predvidena gradnja upravno-servisnega objekta, izvedba podpornega zidu odlagalnega silosa (diafragma), izkop odlagalnega silosa in izvedba vseh betonskih del v okviru odlagalnega silosa, vklju\u010dno s stopni\u0161\u010di. Predvideni so tudi temelji za za\u010detek monta\u017ee hale odlagali\u0161\u010da. Gradnja tehnolo\u0161kega objekta bo potekala v letu 2026<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">, v letu 2027 pa zaklju\u010dek gradnje in za\u010detek poskusnega obratovanja.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6232\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6232\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Financial resources for the construction <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6232\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6232\"><p>Financial resources for the construction of the LILW disposal facility are provided partly from the integral budget of the Republic of Slovenia, and to a greater extent from a dedicated budget item, which is paid into by the Public Fund of the Republic of Slovenia to finance the decommissioning of the Kr\u0161ko Nuclear Power Plant and the disposal of radioactive waste and spent fuel from the Kr\u0161ko Nuclear Power Plant. The fund collects contributions paid by NEK owners from the electricity sold. Funds from the Fund are earmarked for the costs of handling radioactive waste generated in the NPP and its disposal and decommissioning of the NPP.<\/p><p>Funds are divided between the dedicated and integral parts of the budget according to the estimated amount of disposed waste. Discarded radioactive waste from the NPP is financed from a dedicated budget item, while other disposed waste generated in industry, medicine and research activities is financed from an integral part of the budget. Approximately 90% of the waste deposited in the facility will be generated in NEK NPP, and 10% in other institutions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6233\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6233\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which activities are planned this year?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6233\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6233\"><p>V leto\u0161njem letu smo pri\u010deli z izjemno pomembno fazo gradnje, z izkopom odlagalnega silosa in zaklju\u010dili z\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">obse\u017eno in zahtevno gradnja podpornega zidu odlagalnega silosa (diafragme), ki \u0161\u010diti izkop silosa. Nadaljevali bomo z monitoringom na lokaciji odlagali\u0161\u010da ter pripravo postopkov, navodil in ostalih dokumentov, potrebnih za pri\u010detek poskusnega obratovanja odlagali\u0161\u010da.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6234\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6234\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why the LILW disposal facility?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6234\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6234\"><p>With this construction we contribute to the realization of the strategic goal of protecting people and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation.<\/p><p>Like other countries across the world, Slovenia carries out socially and economically useful activities that use radioactive materials that in turn generate radioactive waste. Although the quantities of this waste are relatively small and manageable in comparison with the quantities of other waste, steps have to be taken to ensure that the waste does not contaminate the environment or endanger human health and the health of other living organisms now and in the future.<\/p><p>As a permanent solution, LILW disposal facility is necessary, as this is the only way to ensure conditions for long-term management of low- and medium-level radioactive waste in Slovenia.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6235\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6235\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What periods of disposal are we planning after construction?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6235\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6235\"><p>After construction, we plan to operate disposal facility until 2058 (according to the current scenario, NEK NPP will end operation in 2043). After abandoning disposal activities, the decommissioning of the non-disposable part will begin in 2058. We plan to close the facility in 2059. After closure we are planning long-term monitoring and maintenance presumably for another 300 years. The operation can be extended if necessary.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6236\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6236\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What will the LILW disposal facility consist of?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6236\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6236\"><p>Disposal site will cover around six hectares and comprise:<\/p><ul><li>an administration and service building,<\/li><li>a technological facility,<\/li><li>a silo,<\/li><li>a hall above the silo,<\/li><li>road and utilities infrastructure,<\/li><li>outside areas.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6237\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6237\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does the construction of a infrastructure part involve?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6237\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6237\"><p>Work at the construction site started in August last year, and as part of the infrastructural arrangement, we carried out the rehabilitation of the access road to the disposal construction site with sidewalks, a bicycle path with associated connections and public lighting, as well as the arrangement of water supply, telecommunications and electricity. We also established physical and technical protection of the nuclear facility.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6238\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6238\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does the construction of a nuclear part involve?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6238\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6238\"><p>The construction will include the construction of a technological and administrative service facility, the construction of a disposal silo, a hall above the silo, and the installation of a gantry lift.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6239\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6239\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Characteristics of the facility <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6239\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6239\"><p>It is a near-surface disposal site with a disposal unit in the form of a silo. The disposal silo will have an internal diameter of just over 27 meters and will be 56 meters deep. All waste will be placed in 990 concrete containers, which is sufficient for the entire planned amount of radioactive waste produced in Slovenia until the end of the operation of the NPP (2043). The concrete containers will be placed in the disposal silo using a gantry lift. It will be possible to deposit 10 layers of waste, in each layer there will be 99 containers. The space between the containers will be filled with sealing material. When the silo is full, it will be closed with a concrete cover and a thick layer of clay. The deposited waste will thus be protected by a multi-barrier system of artificial and natural barriers. Such a system is internationally recognized as appropriate, and a facility built in this way has a negligible impact on people and the environment, which was proven by extensive safety analyses in the process of obtaining environmental approval, construction approval and a building permit.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-62310\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-62310\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where will the radioactive waste that will be disposed  in the facility come from? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-62310\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-62310\"><p>The LILW disposal facility in Vrbina will accept half of all LILW generated during the operation and decommissioning of the NEK NPP (the remaining half is Croatian waste, as the NPP is jointly owned by Slovenia and Croatia) and all institutional radioactive waste, i.e. radioactive waste from industry, medicine and research from Slovenia. Some waste is also planned from the decommissioning of the facility.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-62311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-62311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Will the waste from the NEK NPP, for which the Republic of Croatia is responsible, also be disposed in the facility? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-62311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-62311\"><p>In accordance with the decision of the International Commission from 2019, a common solution for disposal in the Slovenian LILW disposal facility is currently not possible.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-62312\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-62312\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Difference between storage and disposal<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-62312\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-62312\"><p>In the RW management process<strong>we use the terms storage<\/strong>and<strong>disposal<\/strong>. Storage is<strong>temporary<\/strong>, disposal <strong>is permanent<\/strong> solution.<\/p><p>RW is under continuous surveillance for a certain amount of time in the storage facility. It is then removed from the storage facility, which is subsequently closed and decommissioned. During storage, RW can be treated and split into its radioactive and non-radioactive parts. The radioactive part is re-packed and stored, while the non-radioactive part is removed and disposed of as municipal waste (after government approval). This enables us to reduce the required RW storage volumes.<\/p><p>The RW is disposed of permanently, with no plans for further removal. Surveillance for several decades after closure is planned at the disposal facility, after which active surveillance is no longer required.<\/p><p>As they are physically different facilities, the requirements of a storage facility differ from those of a disposal facility in terms of <strong>research, facility location, the waste reception process, waste conditioning, environmental impact assessment and safety analyses.<\/strong>The RW storage facility is active throughout its existence, the waste containers are under continuous active surveillance, and additional activities to improve safety or reduce the amount of space that the waste occupies in the facility are possible<\/p><p>During disposal, the appropriate isolation of RW from the environment outside the disposal facility is planned. When the planned capacity of the disposal facility is reached, the remaining space will be filled with fillers that provide extra insulation (e.g. mortar, concrete, Betonit, sand). Near-surface disposal facilities are closed with a reinforced concrete slab, followed by an insulation layer (geomembrane, gravel, clay, etc.). They are then finished with a layer of earth and low vegetation. In below-ground and near-surface disposal facilities, access shafts and tunnels are filled as required.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pogosta vpra\u0161anja Kak\u0161na je predvidena \u010dasovnica izgradnje odlagali\u0161\u010da nizko- in srednjeradioaktivnih odpadkov (NSRAO)? V letu 2023 smo pri\u010deli z gradnjo infrastrukturnih objektov, potrebnih za odlagali\u0161\u010de, in jo uspe\u0161no zaklju\u010dili, vzpostavili smo tudi fizi\u010dno varovanje jedrskega objekta med gradnjo in obratovanjem. 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