Name of the Project
National Disposal Facility for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste (NDF).

Location
The repository is being built at the Radiana site, close to the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, in Bulgaria.

Client
State Enterprise Radioactive Waste (Seraw).

Project Description
The NDF will be one of the most modern facilities of this type in Europe.

The facility will provide multibarrier protection for long-term storage of radioactive waste, which will be initially processed, secured and packed in reinforced concrete packages.

The 138 200 m³ repository will be a near-surface trench facility. It will comprise several reinforced concrete underground structures (modules) separated by internal partition walls into individual cells.

The repository is expected to be filled over 60 years and will be used only for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste (RAW).

The first RAW disposal module will have a capacity of 6 336 reinforced concrete containers.

Jobs to Be Created
Not stated.

Value
The first RAW disposal module will cost an estimated €71.82-million.

Duration
The first RAW disposal module is expected to be completed in 2021.

Latest Developments
Construction on the project started in August.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Seraw, tel +359 2 9035 100, fax +359 2 962 50 78 or email e-mail:info@dprao.bg.