Nuclear power in Slovakia

Slovakia has five operational nuclear reactors, with a combined net power capacity of 2,308 MWe, with a sixth coming on line shortly.

[4] The government of Slovakia has been committed to nuclear power, and two new reactors began construction at MNPP in 1987,[2] but were suspended in 1992.

[2] Enel, an Italian power company and 50% shareholder of Slovenske Elektrarne, initially planned an investment of €1.6 billion for the completion of the MNPP units 3 and 4 by 2011–2012.

[6] Slovakia is also talking to France's Framatome to work together on the development of a nuclear fuel for VVER-440 pressurised water reactors.

[7] In July 2023 an agreement with Westinghouse was signed on the potential deployment of its AP1000 and AP300 small modular reactors in Slovakia.

The closure of these units, prior to the completion of two new reactors has left the country short on power and Slovakia became an energy importer after the first plant was shut down.

Slovakia has also begun a search for a high-level waste repository and established a fund with approximately €775 million to build it.