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In order to follow the procedures and better organize the visits, all visitors must announce and coordinate the day of the visit with the Public Relations Dept. in advance.

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How NEK works
Primary system Reactor Nuclear fuel Control rods Water in the primary system Reactor coolant pump Pressuriser Steam generators Secondary system High pressure and low pressure steam turbines Condenser Electric generator Transformer
Tertiary system Circulating water pumps Cooling towers Cooling tower pumps Sava river dam The main control room Containment building Low and intermediate level radioactive waste storage (LILW) Spent fuel pool
Spent fuel dry storage Switchyard Waste manipulation building Bunkered building 1 (BB1) Bunkered building 2 (BB2) Decontamination Building

About nuclear power

From uranium to electrical energy from the nuclear power plant.

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Operation
Production and maintenance Production of Electrical Energy Nuclear Fuel Cycle Equipment Management Outage Modernisation Technological Upgrades Digitalisation
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Longevity for Sustainability

Discover, how nuclear energy is pursuing the sustainable development goals.

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Operational Reliability Nuclear Safety Achieving Competitiveness
Environment and Climate Protection Competence and Training
Continuous Improvements Lawfulness, Transparency of Operations, and Openness

About us

More about us, our organisation, and responsibility towards society, the environment, and the economy.

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About nuclear power
Uranium and nuclear fission From uranium to nuclear fuel
Nuclear reactor
Use of nuclear energy in Slovenia and around the world

How NEK works

Learn about the plant technology.

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Longevity for Sustainability
Low-carbon footprint
Production performance
High-quality jobs
Economic performance
Quality of life and development
Security of supply
Ancillary services

Sustainable development goal indicator

Nuclear energy as an accessible, clean, and reliable source of energy makes an important contribution to achieving these goals.

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Security of supply

Security of supply

In 2021, Slovenia again among the top twenty in the world on the Energy Trilemma Index

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Reliable supply of electrical energy is a requirement for normal functioning of a modern society

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Nuclear power plants produce 10% of all electrical energy worldwide

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In focus

Security of supply

In 2021, Slovenia again among the top twenty in the world on the Energy Trilemma Index

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Low-carbon footprint

CO2 emissions rise when NEK does not operate

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Quality of life and development

Slovenia meets high nuclear safety standards

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Production performance

Long-term operation of NEK means sustainable use of space – the existing facility on small NEK area produces large quantity of electrical energy

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Low-carbon footprint

Carbon footprint of nuclear countries is significantly below the global average

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Security of supply

Reliable supply of electrical energy is a requirement for normal functioning of a modern society

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Economic performance

The cost of electrical energy produced by nuclear power plants is highly competitive when compared to other energy sources

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Quality of life and development

Radiation is a natural phenomenon. What can NEK 0,11 μSv contribution be equivalent to when compared to annual natural radiation dose?

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Ancillary services

Nuclear power plant is an important support point for the transmission network

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Nuclear energy contributes to reliability, fairness, and sustainability of energy systems

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Uranium is supplied to European Union from economically stable and reliable countries like Canada and Australia

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Nuclear energy in EU: 109 operating reactors and a quarter of all low carbon electrical energy

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