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Subject matter and scope
1. This Regulation establishes the nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania (‘the Programme’) for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027. 2. It lays down the objectives of the Programme, its budget for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027, the methods of implementation and the forms of Union funding.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘decommissioning’ means administrative and technical measures in accordance with national law which allow the removal of some or all of the regulatory controls from a nuclear facility and which aim to ensure the long-term protection of the public and the environment, including the reduction of the levels of residual radionuclides in the materials and on the site of the nuclear facility; (2) ‘decommissioning plan’ means a document that contains detailed information on the proposed decommissioning and covers the following: the selected decommissioning strategy; the schedule, type and sequence of decommissioning activities; the waste management strategy applied, including clearance; the proposed end state; the storage and disposal of the waste from decommissioning; the timeframe for decommissioning; the cost estimates for the completion of decommissioning; and the objectives, expected results, milestones, target dates, as well as the corresponding key performance indicators, including, where appropriate, earned-value-based indicators. The decommissioning plan is prepared by the nuclear facility licence holder and is reflected in the multiannual work programmes of the Programme.
Objectives of the Programme
1. The general objective of the Programme is to assist Lithuania in implementing the decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, with specific emphasis on managing the safety challenges in respect thereof, while creating knowledge with regard to the nuclear decommissioning process and the management of radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning activities. 2. The specific objective of the Programme is 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. 3. A detailed description of the specific objectives of the Programme is set out in Annex I. The Commission may amend, by means of implementing acts, Annex I, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13(2).
Budget of the Programme
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 552 000 000 in current prices. 2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 may cover expenses, beyond activities described in Annex I, related to technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, including corporate information technology systems. Such expenses shall be documented. 3. Budgetary commitments for activities extending over more than one financial year may be broken down into annual instalments over several years.
Dissemination of knowledge
1. Knowledge created in the implementation process of the Programme shall be disseminated at the Union level. 2. Activities for accomplishing the activity referred to in paragraph 1 shall be financed under the JRC decommissioning and waste management programme, as defined in point 5 of Article 2 of Council Regulation (Euratom) 2021/100 ( 16 ) . The JRC shall coordinate the structuring and dissemination of knowledge to Member States. 3. The process of dissemination of knowledge shall be included and defined in the work programme referred to in Article 9.
Methods of implementation and forms of Union funding
1. The Programme shall be implemented under direct management in accordance with the Financial Regulation or under indirect management with entities listed in point (c) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation. 2. Union funding under the Programme may be provided in any form laid down in the Financial Regulation.
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