COVRA explained

COVRA
Full Name:Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval
Formation:1982
Services:Nuclear storage
Location City:Nieuwdorp
Location Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:51.4417°N 3.7114°W

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cogemalahague.fr/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=cogema_en/common/gotopage&assetid=1039482706828&type=Page&callingpage=1039482706507 AREVA NC - nuclear energy, nuclear fuel - La Hague