Krško Nuclear Power Plant
The Krško Nuclear Power Plant (Slovene: Jedrska elektrarna Krško, JEK, or Nuklearna elektrarna Krško, NEK, [ˈkə́ɾʃkɔ]; Croatian: Nuklearna elektrana Krško) is located in Vrbina in the City Municipality of Krško, Slovenia. The plant was connected to the power grid on October 2, 1981, and went into commercial operation on January 15, 1983. It was built as a joint venture by Slovenia and Croatia which were both part of Yugoslavia at the time.
| Krško Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Country | Slovenia |
| Coordinates | 45°56′18″N 15°30′56″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1975 |
| Commission date | January 1, 1983 |
| Operator(s) | Nuklearna Elektrarna Krško |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 730 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 696 MW |
| Capacity factor | 89.1% |
| Annual net output | 5,700 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The plant is a 2-loop Westinghouse pressurized water reactor, with a rated thermal capacity of 1,994 thermal megawatts (MWt) and 696 megawatts-electric (MWe). It runs on enriched uranium (up to 5 weight-percent 235U), fuel mass 48.7 t, with 121 fuel elements, demineralized water as the moderator, and 36 bundles of 20 control rods each made of silver, indium and cadmium alloys to regulate power. Its sister power plant is Angra I in Brazil.
The operating company Nuklearna elektrarna Krško (NEK) is co-owned by the Slovenian state-owned company Gen Energija and the Croatian state-owned company Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP). The power plant provides more than one-quarter of Slovenia's and 15% of Croatia's power.