The construction of Krško NPP started in year 1975 and was concluded in 1981. During 1982 numerous test were performed and in January 1983 Krško NPP started with commercial production. One year later regular operation of Krško NPP was approved. Introduction of nuclear energy was a great challenge for involved scientific and technical experts, legislators, and all domestic companies acting either as contractors or subcontractors. |
Description:
Basic Data
| Name of conflict: | Krsko Nuclear Power Plant, Slovenia |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Location of conflict: | Krsko |
| Accuracy of location | HIGH (Local level) |
Source of Conflict
| Type of conflict. 1st level: | Nuclear |
| Type of conflict. 2nd level: | Nuclear power plants |
| Specific commodities: | Uranium Electricity |
Project Details and Actors
| Project details | NEK is equipped with a Westinghouse Pressurised Light Water Reactor of 2.000 MW thermal power. The power plants net electrical power is 696 MW. It is connected to the 400kV grid supplying power to consumer centres in Slovenia and Croatia. The total installed output of the power stations is 2.834 MW, from which represents slo share of npp Krško 14% (384 MW of 696 MW total power). |
| Project area: | 10 |
| Type of population | Semi-urban |
| Affected Population: | 2,200 |
| Company names or state enterprises: | NEK Ltd from Slovenia - which is owned 50 % by GEN energija Ltd. (Slovenia) GEN energija Ltd. from Slovenia Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP Grupa) from Croatia |
| Relevant government actors: | (ARAO)- Agency for Radioactive Waste Management, Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration |
| Environmental justice organizations (and other supporters) and their websites, if available: | Focus, Greenpeace and Združenje ekoloških gibanj - ZEG |
Conflict & Mobilization
| Intensity | LATENT (no visible organising at the moment) |
| Reaction stage | PREVENTIVE resistance (precautionary phase) |
| Groups mobilizing: | Local ejos Neighbours/citizens/communities |
| Forms of mobilization: | Creation of alternative reports/knowledge Development of a network/collective action Involvement of national and international NGOs Media based activism/alternative media Official complaint letters and petitions Public campaigns Street protest/marches |
Impacts
| Environmental Impacts | Potential: Air pollution, Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity), Food insecurity (crop damage), Genetic contamination, Global warming, Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation, Soil contamination, Waste overflow, Oil spills, Surface water pollution / Decreasing water (physico-chemical, biological) quality, Groundwater pollution or depletion, Large-scale disturbance of hydro and geological systems, Reduced ecological / hydrological connectivity |
| Health Impacts | Visible: Exposure to unknown or uncertain complex risks (radiation, etc…) Potential: Accidents, Mental problems including stress, depression and suicide, Occupational disease and accidents, Deaths, Other environmental related diseases |
| Socio-economical Impacts | Potential: Increase in Corruption/Co-optation of different actors, Displacement, Loss of livelihood, Loss of traditional knowledge/practices/cultures, Militarization and increased police presence, Loss of landscape/sense of place |
Outcome
| Project Status | In operation |
| Conflict outcome / response: | Corruption Environmental improvements, rehabilitation/restoration of area Institutional changes Negotiated alternative solution New legislation Strengthening of participation New Environmental Impact Assessment/Study |
| Proposal and development of alternatives: | 0 |
| Do you consider this an environmental justice success? Was environmental justice served?: | No |
| Briefly explain: | The lifetime of the current reactor is prologned by 50 % (20 years) without performing EIA, which would be in line with the ESPOO convention. Another reactor is planned to be constructed and is included in the development plans of Slovenia. No permanent site is selected for LILW storage (currently, LILW is stored at the reactor). The whole site (current reactor, storage and planned reactor) is located in a seizmically active area). |
Sources & Materials
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| Other comments: | Directly Affected People: Around 2200 people in 10 km radius |
Meta information
| Last update | 18/08/2019 |
| Conflict ID: | 402 |
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