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"en.20110623.37.4-553-000"2
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"Last November the Commission issued a proposal for a directive establishing the EU’s legal framework for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. The proposal sets out concrete requirements which should ensure the safe handling and management of spent fuel and radioactive waste from its creation to its disposal. In planning the concept and technical solution for final storage – mainly the deep geological storage of spent fuel and highly radioactive waste – urgent consideration should be given to the principle of reversibility. The aim is to enable potential access to the waste and its reverse recovery, either for technical reasons or if progress in research creates the possibility of a new, longer-term technological solution. The storage of waste in repositories, however, must in any case be performed in accordance with internationally accepted safety standards, requirements and methodology. In the final analysis, it is the Member States that bear responsibility for the safe management of any spent fuel and radioactive waste that they produce, including its safe storage. Although it is vital for every Member State to draw up its own national programme for spent fuel and radioactive waste, it may be an interesting alternative to look for a common solution to this issue. I take the view, however, that such a concept can under no circumstances be a substitute, encouraging Member States to avoid their national obligations relating to the management of radioactive waste."@en1
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