As part of its “Security Package”, the European Commission has proposed a budget of almost €1.2 billion for the decommissioning of nuclear plants and winding down of nuclear research and nuclear waste facilities in the EU for 2021-2027.
This budget is aimed at guaranteeing the continuity of the EU's nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes (NDAP), which help member states in the process of winding and shutting down nuclear installations in the final step of their life cycles,...