Balgarianovinite.com The State Enterprise Radioactive Waste has received the first electronic license for decommissioning in Bulgaria, the company announced on Friday. The document, issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, has been in force since January 1, 2026, for a period of five years and defines the safety requirements for the decommissioning of the Permanent Radioactive Waste Repository near the western village of Novi Han.
The facility is intended for the temporary storage of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste generated in the country by industry, medicine, agriculture, and scientific research (institutional radioactive waste). The installation has been in operation since 1964 as part of the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and since 2006 it has been within the structure of the State Enterprise Radioactive Waste.
From the beginning of January 2026, in accordance with the Strategy for Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste until 2030, the nuclear facility transitioned from the operational phase to the decommissioning phase. Decommissioning activities under the terms of the issued license include decontamination and dismantling of structures, systems, and components, as well as management of materials and radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning process. According to Radioactive Waste, the decommissioning work is carried out in full compliance with the Safe Use of Nuclear Energy Act and the applicable regulations.
The document lays the foundation for a digitalized regulatory process in the nuclear sector.
In October 2025, the State Enterprise Radioactive Waste announced that the National Radioactive Waste Repository should be completed by the end of March 2026. The facility is intended for processed and conditioned radioactive waste generated solely on the territory of Bulgaria. The repository is planned to be gradually filled over a period of 60 years. After that, it is expected to be closed and kept under permanent monitoring for a period of 300 years. State Enterprise Radioactive Waste Receives First Electronic Decommissioning License in Bulgaria 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-13 22:46:34 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law