Report on the evaluation and implementation of the EU nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania

When they acceded to the EU, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania committed to shutting down eight nuclear reactors before the end of their scheduled lifetime:
- Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria (units 1-4);
- Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia (2 units);
- Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania (2 units).

The EU itself committed to providing financial assistance for safely decommissioning those reactors. Regulation (Euratom) No 1368/2013 and Regulation (Euratom) No 1369/2013 were adopted to provide support to these decommissioning programmes for the funding period 2014-2020, continuing the assistance provided in previous periods.

This report summarises the conclusions of the mid-term evaluation of the EU nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania; it also reviews the progress made in 2017 and in previous years.

EUR-Lex: SWD(2018)344: Evaluation https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2018:344:FIN

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