Spain Updates Radioactive Waste And Spent Fuel Shipment Forms

Spain has updated the standard authorisation document used for shipments of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. A resolution published in the Official Gazette on 14 November 2026 replaces sections A-1 and B-1 of the form attached to Royal Decree 243/2009.

The revised sections include the registration number of the initial authorisation. The resolution takes effect on 15 November 2026, the day after publication. It was signed by the Directorate-General for Energy Planning and Coordination on 27 October.

Updated Authorisation References

The measure concerns the framework for supervising and controlling shipments between EU Member States and shipments to or from countries outside the EU. The resolution says the additional registration number allows authorities to associate a shipment with the authorisation originally issued.

Its operative provision replaces the two sections with the forms established by Commission Decision (EU) 2026/2209. The Spanish publication includes the replacement forms in its annex.

Earlier EU Amendment

The resolution explains that Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom established the common authorisation and control system. Commission Decision 2008/312/Euratom set the standard document, which Spain incorporated through Royal Decree 243/2009.

Commission Decision (EU) 2026/2209, dated 29 September and published on 2 October 2026, amended sections A-1 and B-1. Spain's new resolution updates the national form to reflect that change.

Other Authorisations Still Apply

The resolution reiterates that authorisation under the shipment-control framework does not replace other required authorisations or exempt a shipment from applicable national requirements. The new measure changes the specified document sections within that existing framework.