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Slovenia’s hazardous old nuclear reactor in an earthquake zone

A nuclear reactor in an earthquake zone NEW EUROPE

By Otmar Lahodynsky, President of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) and former European Editor of the Profil news magazine in Austria , 12 Mar 21, Ten years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, an old power plant in Slovenia is about to be allowed to run till 2043. Austrian politicians and environmental organizations want to prevent that.The Slovenian nuclear power plant in Krsko actually should be decommissioned in two years. The reactor, built 40 years ago in the old Communist-era Yugoslavia with technology from the American company Westinghouse – has reached the end of its life. Nevertheless, the Slovenian-Croatian operating company, GEN Energija d. o. o., wants to keep the reactor running for 22 more years – until 2043. This week, an environmental impact study has started, a procedure that is being run under international scrutiny.

The nuclear power plant is located on the Croatian-Slovenian border, but what is truly alarming is that it is located in an area that is particularly at risk from earthquakes.

Krsko is 85 kilometres from the epicentre of an earthquake that shook Croatia on December 29, 2020. The previous March, the Croatian capital Zagreb was hit hardest by an earthquake; with an epicentre that was only 40 km away from Krsko. Earthquake safety has always been one of the most discussed concerns regarding the Krsko plant. …….. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/a-nuclear-reactor-in-an-earthquake-zone/

March 13, 2021 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | EUROPE, safety

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