Contents of national programmes
Article 12
1. The national programmes shall set out how the Member States intend to implement their national policies referred to in Article 4 for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste to secure the aims of this Directive, and shall include all of the following: (a) the overall objectives of the Member State’s national policy in respect of spent fuel and radioactive waste management; (b) the significant milestones and clear timeframes for the achievement of those milestones in light of the over-arching objectives of the national programme; (c) an inventory of all spent fuel and radioactive waste and estimates for future quantities, including those from decommissioning, clearly indicating the location and amount of the radioactive waste and spent fuel in accordance with appropriate classification of the radioactive waste; (d) the concepts or plans and technical solutions for spent fuel and radioactive waste management from generation to disposal; (e) the concepts or plans for the post-closure period of a disposal facility’s lifetime, including the period during which appropriate controls are retained and the means to be employed to preserve knowledge of that facility in the longer term; (f) the research, development and demonstration activities that are needed in order to implement solutions for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste; (g) the responsibility for the implementation of the national programme and the key performance indicators to monitor progress towards implementation; (h) an assessment of the national programme costs and the underlying basis and hypotheses for that assessment, which must include a profile over time; (i) the financing scheme(s) in force; (j) a transparency policy or process as referred to in Article 10; (k) if any, the agreement(s) concluded with a Member State or a third country on management of spent fuel or radioactive waste, including on the use of disposal facilities. 2. The national programme together with the national policy may be contained in a single document or in a number of documents.