Krško N-plant gets environmental permit to extend life span

Slovenia's sole nuclear power station has been granted an environmental permit, a key condition for the extension of its life span by twenty years, to 2043. The permit was issued by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning.

The permit concludes the environmental impact assessment procedure conducted at the Krško nuclear power station (NEK) after last year's scheduled maintenance during which the plant was upgraded to remain operational for another 20 years.

The procedure entailed assessments of seismic safety, safety improvements, efforts to reduce the likelihood...