An Interim Storage Facility (ISF) at JRC Ispra is set to host the nuclear waste from the site, including already existing waste and waste deriving from the ongoing decommissioning of the JRC Ispra nuclear installations. All nuclear waste from the Ispra site will be transported to the Italian National nuclear waste repository when this facility is completed.
The construction of the new storage facility was completed in 2013. It is authorised by the Italian authorities to host conditioned low level nuclear waste and authorisation for hosting non-conditioned waste is in progress. The first stocks of nuclear waste – mostly low level waste – are expected to be moved into the facility during 2018.
Further information: Improved storage facility for nuclear waste at JRC Ispra