Spain could face challenges in the implementation of its radioactive waste management strategy and the government should ensure that delays in establishing a centralised storage facility do not affect the safe management of spent fuel and higher-level waste, an International Atomic Energy Agency mission said today following a mission to the country. The mission said Spain had shown “a strong commitment” to nuclear and radiation safety, but should take immediate steps to update the national radioactive waste plan. The government, the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN), the Ministry for Ecological Transition, and the Spanish Radioactive Waste Management Agency (Enresa) should develop regulations, technical requirements and an implementation plan for a deep geological disposal facility, the team said.
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