In a report published on Tuesday 20 September, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) notes, with regard to its previous examination from 2011, worrying delays in projects to decommission first-generation nuclear reactors of Soviet design in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, the continued financing deficits in these projects and a lack of progress towards the permanent disposal of highly radioactive waste, warning that the final bill could be as high as €11.4 billion.
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