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Lignite is its main source of energy. In 2006, 15 billion kWh gross was produced, final consumption was 13 billion kWh. Nuclear power from the single reactor supplied 40% of the country's electricity in 2008. Electricity consumption per capita is about 6000 kWh/yr. Neighbouring Croatia has 4.5 million people and 4000 MWe installed. Some 15% of its electricity comes from the jointly-owned Krsko nuclear plant in Slovenia. It is considering building a new nuclear plant of its own in Eastern Slavonia near the Serbian border with capacity of up to 1600 MWe. NPP Krsko supplied a record 5.8 billion kWh in 2008, split equally between Slovenia and Croatia. Nuclear power Slovenia has a 696 MWe Westinghouse nuclear reactor in operation, the NPP Krsko, which is jointly owned by Croatia. This pressurized water reactor was the first western nuclear power plant in eastern Europe. Construction started in 1975 and it was connected to the grid in 1981, entering commercial operation in 1983. In 2001 its steam generators were replaced and the plant was uprated 6% then and 3% subsequently. Its operational life was designed to be 40 years, but a 20-year extension is being sought. It is owned and operated by GEN Energija, which incorporates the Slovenian stake in NEK, a joint Slovene-Croat company operating Krsko. A further Krsko unit is under consideration, of up to 1600 MWe. An application towards a second reactor at the Krsko nuclear power plant was submitted to the country's ministry of economy by GEN Energija in January 2010. Parliament is due to decide on this in 2010. It would be built from 2020-25, with cost estimated at up to EUR 5 billion, and fully owned by Slovenia. Radioactive wastes Operational Low and Intermediate-level wastes are stored at Krsko, as is used fuel. The 1996 strategy for long-term management of used fuel recommends direct disposal of it, but leaves open the possibility of a later decision to reprocess it. A permanent repository for low- and intermediate-level wastes is due to open in 2013 at Vrbina, near the Krsko plant. Site selection has been undertaken over five years, and compensation of EUR 5 million per year will be paid to the local community. The repository will consist of two silos holding 9400 m3 of material, enough for Slovenia's share of Krsko arisings plus other Slovenian radwastes. Regulation Krsko is supervised and licensed by the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA), as well as by international expert missions organized by IAEA, EU, WANO, etc. Research & Development Slovenia has a 250 kW Triga research reactor operating since 1966 at the Josef Stefan Institute, which is a major research establishment. It also operates a nuclear training centre. Non-proliferation Slovenia has been a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty since 1992, and in 2000 the Additional Protocol on its safeguards agreement with IAEA entered into force. It has been party to the Paris Convention on civil liability for nuclear damage since 2001 and the supplementary Brussels Convention since 2003. Main References:IAEA 2003 Country profiles.
(30 January 2010)
Slovenia has a population of 2 million. Lignite is its main source of energy. In 2006, 15 billion kWh gross was produced, final consumption was 13 billion kWh. Nuclear power from the single reactor supplied 40% of the country's electricity in 2008. Electricity consumption per capita is about 6000 kWh/yr.
Neighbouring Croatia has 4.5 million people and 4000 MWe installed. Some 15% of its electricity comes from the jointly-owned Krsko nuclear plant in Slovenia. It is considering building a new nuclear plant of its own in Eastern Slavonia near the Serbian border with capacity of up to 1600 MWe.
NPP Krsko supplied a record 5.8 billion kWh in 2008, split equally between Slovenia and Croatia.
Nuclear power
Slovenia has a 696 MWe Westinghouse nuclear reactor in operation, the NPP Krsko, which is jointly owned by Croatia. This pressurized water reactor was the first western nuclear power plant in eastern Europe. Construction started in 1975 and it was connected to the grid in 1981, entering commercial operation in 1983. In 2001 its steam generators were replaced and the plant was uprated 6% then and 3% subsequently. Its operational life was designed to be 40 years, but a 20-year extension is being sought.
It is owned and operated by GEN Energija, which incorporates the Slovenian stake in NEK, a joint Slovene-Croat company operating Krsko.
A further Krsko unit is under consideration, of up to 1600 MWe. An application towards a second reactor at the Krsko nuclear power plant was submitted to the country's ministry of economy by GEN Energija in January 2010. Parliament is due to decide on this in 2010. It would be built from 2020-25, with cost estimated at up to EUR 5 billion, and fully owned by Slovenia.
Radioactive wastes
Operational Low and Intermediate-level wastes are stored at Krsko, as is used fuel. The 1996 strategy for long-term management of used fuel recommends direct disposal of it, but leaves open the possibility of a later decision to reprocess it.
A permanent repository for low- and intermediate-level wastes is due to open in 2013 at Vrbina, near the Krsko plant. Site selection has been undertaken over five years, and compensation of EUR 5 million per year will be paid to the local community. The repository will consist of two silos holding 9400 m3 of material, enough for Slovenia's share of Krsko arisings plus other Slovenian radwastes.
Regulation
Krsko is supervised and licensed by the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA), as well as by international expert missions organized by IAEA, EU, WANO, etc.
Research & Development
Slovenia has a 250 kW Triga research reactor operating since 1966 at the Josef Stefan Institute, which is a major research establishment. It also operates a nuclear training centre.
Non-proliferation
Slovenia has been a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty since 1992, and in 2000 the Additional Protocol on its safeguards agreement with IAEA entered into force. It has been party to the Paris Convention on civil liability for nuclear damage since 2001 and the supplementary Brussels Convention since 2003.
Main References:IAEA 2003 Country profiles.