Bosnia‑Herzegovina challenges Croatia over planned radioactive waste storage at Trgovska Gora

Bosnia and Herzegovina, including officials from Republika Srpska, has launched a series of legal actions to block Croatia’s plan to build a radioactive waste storage facility on Trgovska Gora, a site near the Una River border. The facility is intended for waste from the Krško nuclear power plant, for which Croatia is obliged to take half of the material.

Bosnian authorities warn that the project threatens the health of up to 250,000 people living in the Una river basin and that no environmental impact study has been provided. They have presented their case to the ESPO Committee of the Convention on Transboundary Pollution in Geneva, alleging that Croatia has not complied with international rules. Coordinator of the Bosnian expert team, Borislav Bojić, said: “We expect written answers from Zagreb by mid‑month, after which the ESPO secretariat will forward them to us,” and added that the primary goal is “to obtain a temporary measure to stop all works on Trgovska Gora.”

Bosnia is preparing additional international lawsuits, involving legal teams from Sarajevo, Banja Luka, the Arhus Centre, and a French law firm, while urging the international community to recognize the site as unsuitable for any waste storage.