The Hearing provided an opportunity to inform House members of the updates in the ongoing process for siting the National Repository and Technology Park, while reaffirming Sogin's commitment as the entity entrusted by law with building and operating this nationally relevant and important infrastructure. The National Repository will allow all Italian radioactive waste from both the ongoing decommissioning of nuclear power plants and from the day-to-day activities of nuclear medicine, industry and research to be stored in a single site, including the waste produced to date and the waste that will be generated over the next 50 years from these non-energy uses.
In his presentation, CEO Artizzu emphasised among other things how Sogin has always ensured the maximum safety of the nuclear sites in which it operates, its workers, and the general public thanks to the specialised know-how in the nuclear field acquired and developed over time, which today represents a unique source of expertise for the benefit of the entire Italian sector and the Government's energy strategy.
As regards the law proposal at issue, Sogin sees the option of allowing municipalities to submit applications and offer themselves to host the National Depot as entirely feasible in terms of national, environmental, and radiation safety.
A streaming video of the Hearings held on 14 November is available at
webtv.camera.it. The intervention by Sogin starts at 20:35.