JAVYS to build radioactive waste storage facility at Jaslovske Bohunice

The Nuclear Power and Decommissioning Company (JAVYS) is set to build an integrated storage facility for radioactive waste near the Jaslovske Bohunice V2 nuclear power plant. The facility, which is due to be built between October 2013 and 2015, will be used as temporary storage location for radioactive waste from the plant until a permanent storage site becomes available. The storage facility should operate until 2085 and cost approximately 26 million euros.