Security and Defence Nuclear Decommissioning (LT) Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programme of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plan in Lithuania
Challenge (depending on the waste category), including the completion of the waste management COUNCIL REGULATION The decommissioning of a nuclear installation such as infrastructure where necessary; establishing the nuclear a power plant or research reactor is the final step in 4. implementation of the building demolition decommissioning assistance its lifecycle. It involves activities from shutdown and programme; programme of the Ignalina removal of nuclear material to the environmental nuclear power plant in Lithuania 5. obtaining the decommissioning licence once Unit 1 restoration of the site. The whole process is long and and Unit 2 of the Ignalina nuclear power plant are and repealing Regulation (EU) No complex: it typically takes 20 to 30 years. It is also 1369/2013 defueled; fraught with technical, technological and financiall 6. downgrading of radiological hazards. Council Regulation (EU) 2021/101 challenges. The EU legal framework sets the highest safety standards for all activities regarding nuclear Furthermore, knowledge and experience gained and Period of Application installations, including their decommissioning. lessons learnt under the programme with regard to 2021–2027 the decommissioning process shall be disseminated In application of its Act of Accession to the Union, among Union stakeholders, thus enhancing the EU Lithuania anticipated the shutdown of the two nuclear added value of the programme. reactors in Ignalina within the agreed deadlines (2004 and 2009). RELEVANT WEBSITE FOR MORE Actions INFORMATION The Union committed to provide financial support for The actions to be funded by the Ignalina programme https://europa.eu/!bC66CU the decommissioning, in accordance with approved plans, while keeping the highest level of safety. are within the scope of the decommissioning plan established by Lithuania. The Commission, in close EU funding is justified, since nuclear safety in cooperation with Lithuania, will determine in the work FINANCIAL PROGRAMMING Lithuania is essential for nuclear safety in the region programme the actions to support financially, (EUR MILLION) and in the EU as a whole. EU action has also specific focusing on activities related to the delivery of the added value because it favours the dissemination of general and specific objectives and with the highest 2014-2020 450.7 critical knowledge and know-how on dismantling and EU added value, i.e. removal of radiological hazards decontamination processes. and creation and dissemination of relevant 2021 72.5 knowledge. The programme is on track to accomplish the specific 2022 98.9 objectives with the funding provided in the 2014- 2023 68.8 2020 MFF and a clear trend towards increased Delivery mode efficiency was observed throughout the monitoring Indirect Management entrusted to the EBRD 2024 74.6 activities as confirmed by independent experts. (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) 2025 74.7 and CPMA (Central Project Management Agency – Mission national agency in Lithuania). 2026 80.1 The programme’s general objective is to assist The Directorate-General for Energy manages directly 2027 82.4 Lithuania in implementing the decommissioning of the a limited fraction of the funds for preparatory, Ignalina nuclear power plant, with specific emphasis monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities. Total 552.0 on managing the safety challenges in respect thereof, programming
while creating knowledge with regard to the nuclear decommissioning process and the management of Link to the 2014-2020 MFF radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning The decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power plant (LT) has received EU support since 2001 under IMPACT ASSESSMENT activities. various instruments. The EU assistance in the The impact assessment of the 2021-2027 MFF is the continuation of the long-term Nuclear Decommissioning Objectives programme—which is scheduled to extend through Assistance Programme was The programme will assist with activities included in 2038--with the additional objective to disseminate carried out in 2018. For further the decommissioning plan submitted by Lithuania, in knowledge on the decommissioning process to all EU information please consult: particular with: Member States. The activities funded in the period https://europa.eu/!jv63Rb 2021-2027 will be subject to an EU co-financing rate 1. dismantling and decontamination of the reactor of 86%. shafts’ top and bottom zones and equipment in accordance with the decommissioning plan; 2. the design for the dismantling and decontamination of the reactor shafts’ central zones (graphite cores). This objective is to be accomplished before 2027, when the relevant authorisations will be granted to carry out the actual dismantling and decontamination, which is scheduled to occur after 2027; 3. safe management of the decommissioning and legacy waste up to interim storage or to disposal
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Performance Framework
To carry out the dismantling and decontamination of the equipment and reactor shafts of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in accordance with the decommissioning plan, including the management of radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning activities, and to continue with the safe management of the decommissioning and legacy waste.
Indicator Dimension Type Source Data availability measured
Short lived very low waste (Class A) – disposed of Radioactive waste Output decommissioning operator First data in 2021; estimated lag management 2 months; to be received semi- annually
Short lived low and intermediate level waste Radioactive waste Output decommissioning operator First data in 2021; estimated lag (Class B and C) – disposed of management 2 months; to be received semi- annually
Long lived waste (Class D, E, F) – safely stored Radioactive waste Output decommissioning operator First data in 2021; estimated lag management 2 months; to be received semi- annually
Metal dismantled (tonne) Dismantling and Output decommissioning operator First data in 2021; estimated lag decontamination 2 months; to be received semi- annually
Concrete removed (tonne) Dismantling and Output decommissioning operator First data in 2021; estimated lag decontamination 2 months; to be received semi- annually
Estimation of baselines and targets
Radioactive waste management: quantity and type of waste safely stored or disposed of: the baseline is communicated by the decommissioning operator, based on its detailed inventory of radioactive waste. Baseline Dismantling and decontamination: quantity and type of materials removed: the baseline is communicated by the decommissioning operator based on its detailed accounting of production.
Radioactive waste management: quantity and type of waste safely stored or disposed of: annual objectives by type, meeting the milestones of the programme. The annual targets are defined by the decommissioning operator in accordance with the Detailed Decommissioning Plan. They are based on an estimated material inventory and could be revised if the inventory is updated. Targets Dismantling and decontamination: quantity and type of materials removed: annual objectives by type, meeting the milestones of the programme. The annual targets are defined by the decommissioning operator in accordance with the Detailed Decommissioning Plan. They are based on an estimated material inventory and could be revised if the inventory is updated.
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