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THE PROJECT

The “NUCLEAR TRANSPORT: ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEMOCRATIC ASPECTS” project is a joint initiative of the Bulgarian and Romanian environmental non-governmental organizations ZA ZEMIATA (For the Earth) and ECOSENS.  It aims to raise public awareness in Bulgaria and Romania on issues connected with the storage and management of radioactive waste worldwide and in the region. The project concentrates particularly on the problem of the transportation and the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel from the “Kozloduy” Bulgarian nuclear power plant. 

The main goals of the project are:
 

• To support the decision making institutions in Bulgaria and Romania in their efforts to arrive at the most effective resolution to this urgent problem, and thus help the countries move forward in the process of their accession to the European Union;
• To introduce the public participation principle into the decision making system;
• To develop cooperation among sectors (NGOs – government – industry).

Our main activities include:
 

• Conducting social research in the regions of Bulgaria and Romania, which are closely affected by the process of production and transportation of nuclear materials. The survey aims to determine the level of knowledge and attitude of the population towards this transportation;
• Organizing of speaker tours in the towns of the same regions, which for Bulgaria are: Lom, Kozloduy, Oriahovo, Svishtov and Rousse; and for Romania are: Giurgiu, Bucharest, Galati and Bacau.
• Production and dissemination of publications in the Bulgarian, English and Romanian languages, targeting the general public, as well as the environmental and citizens’ groups;
• Public hearings, which are to be carried out in the both capitals - Sofia and Bucharest.

The project “NUCLEAR TRANSPORT: ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEMOCRATIC ASPECTS” is financed by 
THE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, Szentendre, Hungary.