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The European Parliament on Monday approved €678 million in European Union funding for Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant decommissioning program, covering the 2028–2034 period. The allocation supports the next phase of the project: the dismantling of the plant’s reactor cores, a technologically complex task described by Lithuanian officials as a critical step in addressing the Soviet-era nuclear legacy.
The decision follows the European Commission’s proposal, with the European Parliament acting in a consultative role through its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Virginijus Sinkevičius, a Member of the European Parliament and rapporteur for the Ignalina program, stated that sustained EU support is essential to meet Lithuania’s safety obligations and ensure consistent project implementation.
The new funding builds on the 2021–2027 period, during which the EU provided €552 million. Under that cycle, state-owned operator Altra completed the dismantling of technological channels in the first reactor unit and began preparatory work on the second unit after receiving a permit from Lithuania’s State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate. All spent nuclear fuel has also been removed from both reactors and transferred to an interim storage facility, with radioactive waste management advancing alongside structural dismantling.
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