Nuclear energy in Slovenia

Nuclear energy is used in Slovenia for a number of civilian purposes including electricity production, medicine, and research.

[1] As stated in the Slovenian 8th National Report as Referred in Article 5 of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, “[t]he most prominent piece of legislation is the Act on Protection against Ionising Radiation and Nuclear Safety – ZVISJV 1 (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No.

[1] Slovenia is a signatory to the International Atomic Energy Agency Convention on Nuclear Safety.

The Convention seeks to improve transparency and adherence with a “high level of safety by establishing fundamental safety principles to which the States would subscribe.”[2] Slovenia is also a member of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), an intergovernmental agency that is organized under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and European Atomic Energy Community - commonly known as Euratom.

The General Atomics TRIGA Mark II reactor is rated for a nominal 250 kW thermal.

[4] The debate on whether and when to close the Krško plant intensified following the 2005-06 winter energy crisis which highlighted Slovenia's exposure to natural gas supply disruptions.

GEN Energija also cites nuclear as a means to help ensure affordable, predictable and stable prices of electricity for Slovenia as motivations for another reactor at the Krško site.

Additionally, it was announced that GEN filed a request for a second reactor at Krško and was looking for Slovenian partners for the project.