COVRA
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Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval | |
Formation | 1982 |
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Location |
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Coordinates | 51°26′30″N 3°42′41″E / 51.44167°N 3.71139°ECoordinates: 51°26′30″N 3°42′41″E / 51.44167°N 3.71139°E |
Services | Nuclear storage |
Website | covra |
COVRA (Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval) is the only Dutch nuclear waste processing and storage company. Located in Nieuwdorp, it stores waste produced at the Borssele nuclear power plant after it is reprocessed by Areva NC[1] in La Hague, France. The company also stores radioactive waste from hospitals and laboratories. COVRA currently has a license to operate for one hundred years.
References[]
- ^ AREVA NC - nuclear energy, nuclear fuel - La Hague Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
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Media related to COVRA at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Nuclear waste companies
- Companies based in Zeeland
- Radioactive waste repositories
- Vlissingen
- Dutch companies established in 1982
- Energy companies established in 1982
- Waste companies established in 1982
- Nuclear power stubs