Krško nuclear power plant

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Krško nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Krško, Slovenia.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Krško nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1983[1] 2043 (planned)[2] 727 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] WH 2LP[1] Hrvatska elektroprivreda dd [50%]; GEN energija doo [50%][3][3] Nuklearna Elektrarna Krško[1]
2 Announced[2] 2035 (planned)[2] – 1100 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[4] unknown Hrvatska elektroprivreda dd [50%]; GEN energija doo [50%][3][3] –

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Krško nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 March 30, 1975[1] September 11, 1981[1] October 2, 1981[1] January 1, 1983[1] 2043 (planned)[2]
2 – – – 2035[2] –

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Krško nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 688 MW[1] 632 MW[1] 1994 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Krško nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Krško, Krško, Slovenia[5] 45.9389, 15.51601 (exact)
2 Krško, Krško, Slovenia[4] 45.9389, 15.51601 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627092040/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=542. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230710011848/https://balkangreenenergynews.com/second-unit-of-krsko-nuclear-power-plant-projected-to-come-online-in-2035/. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.nek.si/en/about-us/governance. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221103175458/https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Energy-permit-granted-for-second-Slovenian-reactor. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)