Nuclear energy is a strategic choice: a reliable, stable and low-carbon foundation for the future Croatian power system and a strong guarantor of its resilience in the decades to come, Susnjar said in a post on his Linkedin profile.
According to the draft legislation published on the government’s website, to achieve its energy goals Croatia will remain involved in researching the possibilities to extend the operating licence of the Krsko NPP and to build more nuclear capacities such as small modular nuclear reactors.
The bill sets the legislative framework for the development of nuclear energy in the country. Specific locations for future nuclear power capacities will be determined by other laws, Susnjar explained, as quoted in a government press release.
Croatia and neighbouring Slovenia co-own the Krsko nuclear power plant, which supplies about 16% of Croatia’s energy needs. The Krsko plant, built in 1983, is expected to stop operations in 2043. The plant has a single pressurized water reactor with a gross electrical output of 730 MW, enabling the production of approximately 5,700 GWh of electricity per year.
On Tuesday, Slovenia’s government said it plans to adopt a national spatial plan for the construction of a second unit of the plant in the second half of 2028.
Source: Seenews