Lithuanian nuclear energy facilities are located in restricted-access zones and are protected sites. The main physical security requirements for these facilities are established by the Law on Nuclear Energy of the Republic of Lithuania.
The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is the largest and most important nuclear energy facility in Lithuania and is of strategic importance to the national security of Lithuania. Another site is the Maišiagala radioactive waste storage facility in Širvintos District, where radioactive waste collected from industrial enterprises, medical and scientific institutions is stored.
Visitors to these facilities and others are asked to be vigilant and to follow warning and prohibition signs. Please be informed that, when in a restricted-access zone, people, vehicles and transported items may be inspected by officers of the Public Security Service.