Question 14431 — waste

Summary

Mr. Maxime Laisney draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty to the progress of the timetable for the public inquiry for the industrial center for geological storage of nuclear waste project in Meuse and Haute-Marne (Cigéo). The public inquiry relating to the creation authorization decision (DAC) initially planned for the fall, has been brought forward and would take place from 18 May to July 2, 2026. This shift was made without any prior consultation with stakeholders. However, the DAC is a decisive step in the Cigéo project because it conditions the launch of the “pilot industrial phase”, i.e. the construction of underground and surface installations and the storage of the first packages of radioactive waste. The High Committee for Transparency and Information on Security nuclear power plant (HCTISN) recalls that “this investigation has a fundamental dimension: it must guarantee everyone access to available, complete and understandable information, as well as the possibility of participating in the development of the decision, in accordance with the Environmental Charter backed by the French Constitution”. However, this advancement of the timetable has multiple consequences and risks flouting the role of Parliament and sabotage good public participation. Indeed, the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST) will not be able to submit its report ahead of the public inquiry as initially planned. In addition, the local information and monitoring committee (CLIS) of Bure spoke out against the advancement of the public inquiry. The HCTISN regrets the Government's decision and requests an expansion of the perimeter of the national-scale investigation as well as the extension of its duration. The HCTISN wishes to wait for Andra to provide “clarifications and additions requested by the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority (ASNR) and necessary for the proper information of the public”. Thus, he asks him if he will guarantee the role of Parliament and good consultation with the public and to do so postpone the public inquiry to the period initially planned, i.e. to fall 2026, and extend the consultation period to two or three months as requested by the HCTISN.

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