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Press release of the “Platform Against Deep Repository” dated June 28, 2017

Radioactive Waste Repository Authority - our common unpredictable future

Radioactive Waste Repository Management (RAWRA/SÚRAO), which is in charge of the siting process for a deep geological repository for high-level waste, has decided to continue the tradition of denying its previously promised promises and statements. This caused a worsening of the uncertainty between the municipalities and the inhabitants of the municipalities whose regions are amongst seven sites chosen by RAWRA as potentially suitable for the repository. RAWRA announced to the mayors that it commissioned a tender for geological survey in all sites [1]. That is, the geological survey for which exploration areas for geological work were established for the years 2015-2016. However, because RAWRA has failed to conduct the geological survey, it has now begun to claim that geological survey (“průzkum“) are no longer considered, but only geological research (“výzkum”) which does not require any exploration areas.

“The geological survey only with the consent of the municipalities", "The geological survey everywhere despite the opinion of the municipalities", "The geological survey on two agreeable sites", "The geological survey on all seven sites", "Exploration areas are absolutely necessary for the selection of sites", " We do not need exploration areas in order to select the sites." [2] ... these are only a few crucial opinions of accountable government authorities over the last few years that have shown a completely chaotic approach due to which it is impossible to rely on anything, and at the same time, the future of many generations in our municipalities is at stake. It is especially worrying that the frequency of these opinion turnovers is beginning to increase rapidly


For a common citizen, it is difficult to understand the situation. Moreover, RAWRA tries to stimulate the mistrust of mayors and active associations by offensive style of its advertisement regarding the repository, in which it began to slander its critics and blamed them for demagogy and lies, even on the basis of dishonest claims [3]. For this year, RAWRA plans to release 2.9 million Czech crowns (note: cca 111 thousand EUR) for its advertisement.

The deep geological repository for radioactive waste is a construction that will negatively affect the life of the region already during the decades of its preparation, the next hundred years during the import hazardous radioactive waste, and even after its closure the waste in the underground will stay dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years. The honest, unhurried and predictable approach of accountable state organizations should be the basis for understanding the communities concerned. We do not see it today.

Jiří Popelka, spokesman for the Platform Against Deep Repository, said: "We can rely on the statements and declarations of the Repository Authority, but only in such a way that they will soon be denied. It's hard to believe people who say something different at any moment, just as it suits them."

The Platform Against Deep Repository brings together 22 municipalities and 12 associations, in order to enforce such a way of finding a solution which would be open, transparent and which, by law, would sufficiently guarantee possibilities to defend municipality’s and the public‘s rightful welfare http://www.platformaprotiulozisti.cz.

Further information can be obtained from:

  • Jiří Popelka, the deputy mayor of the town of Jistebnice, chairman of the Zachovalý kraj association and spokesman for the Platform Against Deep Repository, tel.: +420 739 339 028, popelka DOT jiri AT centrum DOT cz[4]


  1. Geofyzikální práce pro popis geologické stavby potenciálních lokalit HÚ v ČR, https://www.vestnikverejnychzakazek.cz/Form02/Display/28547
    • „Do průzkumů jen se souhlasem obcí“ - Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu prostřednictvím Správy úložišť radioaktivních odpadů až do konce roku 2012 opakovaně a veřejně slibovaly starostům a občanům v místech plánovaných průzkumů, že je nezahájí bez jejich souhlasu. Ve vstřícných obcích byly připravovány smlouvy o spolupráci mezi nimi a SÚRAO.
    • „Do průzkumů všude navzdory názoru obcí“ – Na začátku roku 2013 došlo pod vedením ministra Martina Kuby k zásadnímu obratu a rozhodnutí, že SÚRAO, navzdory nesouhlasu na některých lokalitách, zahájí geologické průzkumy na všech sedmi. Což se i stalo.
    • „Průzkumy jen na dvou vstřícných lokalitách“ – V červenci 2016 oznámil ministr průmyslu Jan Mládek s ředitelem SÚRAO Slovákem zastavení snahy o průzkumy na lokalitách, které nesouhlasí a pokračování jen na údajně vstřícných lokalitách Horka na Třebíčsku a Kraví Hora na Žďársku.
    • „Průzkumy na všech sedmi lokalitách“ – Protože i v označených lokalitách vzbudilo prohlášení vlnu nevole, v tichosti bylo na podzim 2016 od ohlášeného zastavení odstoupeno. To potvrdily neúspěšné žádosti SÚRAO o prodloužení platnosti průzkumných území na všech sedmi lokalitách na sklonku roku 2016.
    ale také žádosti o prodloužení doby platnosti průzkumných území z prosince 2016, namátkou pro lokalitu Magdaléna zde: http://www.nechcemeuloziste.cz/cs/lokality/magdalena/pravni-stav-mag/zadost-surao-o-prodlouzeni-doby-platnosti-pruzkumneho-uzemi-pro-zvlastni-zasahy-do-zemske-kury-magdalena.html
  2. V inzerátech v Deníku v dubnu pod názvem „Hlubinné úložiště bez demagogie a přehnaných emocí“, tamtéž v květnu „Hlubinné úložiště (HÚ) – bez demagogie…“, v jarním čísle magazínu Zprávy ze Správy.
  3. For protection against automatic email address robots searching for addresses to send spam to them this email address has been made unreadable for them. To get a correct mail address you have to displace "AT" by the @-symbol and "DOT" by the dot-character (".").