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• Slovakia signs cooperation agreement with France

  France and Slovakia have signed a joint declaration on strategic partnership and a cooperation agreement on civilian nuclear energy - an agreement apparently aimed towards the construction of an EPR in Slovakia. Posted Sep 18 2008, 11:41 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: France, Slovenia

• Tender launched for new Slovak reactors

  Slovakian utility Slovenske Elektrarne (SE) has launched a tender for the construction of two new reactors at the Mochovce nuclear power plant. Posted Aug 26 2008, 12:09 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Slovenia

• 'Mistakes' in incident reporting trigger media frenzy

  A leaky valve caused a minor incident at a nuclear power plant in Slovenia - and also caused widespread media interest after mistakenly causing the European Union's radiological incident warning system to be activated. Posted Jun 06 2008, 12:06 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Slovenia

• Coolant water leak leads to Krsko shut down

  The Krsko nuclear power plant in Slovenia was shut down on 4 June after a leak in the primary circuit was detected. The leak was found near the reactor coolant pump within the reactor containment structure. The leakage rate was some three cubic metres per hour, which the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA) said "exceeded the limit of the plant's technical specifications and required the plant shut down." The loss of coolant was controlled by the charging flow and the plant was manually shut down in a controlled way by following the general operating procedures. There was no risk to plant staff and no release of radiation into the environment, the SNSA reported. The exact location of the leak is under investigation and the plant will remain in shutdown until repairs are made. This "will probably take a few days," the SNSA said. The incident has been reported to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has rated it as level zero on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES), which is termed a "deviation". Posted Jun 05 2008, 09:26 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Slovenia, Krsko