Drábová says nuclear waste storage site should be close to plant

The head of the State Nuclear Safety Authority Dana Drábová has suggested that a deep nuclear waste storage site should be built in the vicinity of one of the country’s nuclear power plants, be it Temelín or Dukovany. Drábová told Czech Television that the Industry and Trade Ministery had made a mistake in trying to find a new locality. Drábová said the inhabitants of villages near Dukovany had indicated an interest in geological tests in return for adequate compensation. The ministry’s plans to conduct geological tests at seven other localities raised a storm of opposition. The deep nuclear waste storage site should be built by 2065.