Slovenia’s first used fuel dry storage facility has begun operation at the Krško nuclear power station with the first fuel loading campaign to consist of 16 casks placed in dry storage.
The owner and licensee of the plant, Nuklearna Elektrarna Krško (NEK), received the operating licence for the facility from the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration in October.
US-based Holtec International placed the first Hi-Storm FW cask system into storage on 2 April, officially marking the facility’s commissioning.
Holtec was awarded a contract by NEK in February 2017 that included the design and construction of the dry storage building.
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