Nowi Chan
Coordinates: 42 ° 35 ′ 48.9 ″ N , 23 ° 35 ′ 31.1 ″ O Nowi Chan is a repository for radioactive waste in Bulgaria .
In the Nowi Chan repository, low-level radioactive waste from industry, medicine and research has been stored at a depth of about 6 m since 1964. It is located around 35 km southeast of Sofia .
The waste is likely to be stored untreated. The repository is made up of several sub-areas in which solid waste, biological material and used gamma sources are stored separately.
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAEO : Upgrading of Near Surface Repositories for Radioactive Waste (PDF file; 1.67 MB)
- ↑ Repository for Radioactive Wastes NOVI HAN ( Memento of the original from November 24, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.