COVRA

COVRA
Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval
Formation1982
Location
Coordinates51°26′30″N 3°42′41″E / 51.44167°N 3.71139°E / 51.44167; 3.71139
ServicesNuclear storage
Websitecovra.nl/en

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 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.

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