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• Visaginas recognised with nuclear site name

  New reactors in Lithuania would be built at a site called Visaginas, it was agreed today by partners in the project. A firm with the same name is being set up as a joint venture for the new plant. Posted Jul 30 2008, 11:37 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania

• Lithuania plans referendum on Ignalina closure

  [Reuters, 15 July] Lithuania's parliament has voted to hold a referendum on whether to extend the operating life of the Soviet-designed Ignalina nuclear power plant, despite having agreed to shut the plant by the end of 2009 as a condition of its entry into the European Union (EU). On 14 July, 88 of the 141 lawmakers voted to hold the referendum on 12 October, the same day as the general parliamentary elections. The first unit at Ignalina was shut down in late 2004. The country is concerned that when the second unit shuts at the end of next year electricity prices will double and Lithuania's energy dependence on Russia will increase. Voters will be asked whether they would agree to extend Ignalina's lifespan by "technically safe terms," according to the parliamentary press service. European Commission spokesman Ferran Tarradellas Espuny said that Lithuania had agreed to shut the plant during its accession negotiations and could only change this with the agreement of other EU states. He added, "Of course it is Lithuania's right to have a referendum but it is not going to change anything." Posted Jul 15 2008, 12:19 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania

• Lithuania's LEO roars ahead

  The Lithuanian Electricity Organization (LEO LT), a holding company set up to invest in Lithuania's next nuclear power plant and international energy infrastructure, has formally begun operations. Posted May 21 2008, 10:09 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania

• Study on environmental impact of new Lithuanian plant

  Lithuania's national energy company, Lietuvos Energija, has awarded a contract to an international consortium to evaluate the environmental impact assessment for a new nuclear power plant in the country. Posted Feb 05 2008, 10:53 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania

• Lithuania approves waste site

  Stabatiske is to host a near surface disposal facility for short-lived low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. The site is very close to Lithuania's only nuclear power plant, Ignalina. Posted Nov 29 2007, 09:38 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Lithuania, Radioactive Waste