| Title: | Radioactive waste management strategy for a new nuclear power plant |
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| Authors: | ID Bahčič, Eva (Author)
ID Naglič, Kaja (Author)
ID Žagar, Tomaž (Author) |
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| Files: |  Radioactive_waste_management_strat-Bahcic-2025.pdf (423,88 KB)
MD5: B7CF4607DBA3A30B58969AC069F12DBE
 https://journals.um.si/index.php/jet/article/view/5647/3510
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Unknown |
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| Typology: | 1.04 - Professional Article |
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| Organization: | FE - Faculty of Energy Technology
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| Abstract: | An essential early phase of any new nuclear power plant (NPP) project is the drafting and preparation of a radioactive waste management strategy. The paper outlines the major steps in such a strategy, presented in a case study approach for the new NPP project in Krško (the JEK2 project). The paper includes analyses of the options and strategies for radioactive waste (RAW) and spent nuclear fuel (SNF) management. This article presents a proposed management plan for the RAW and SNF expected to be produced during the operation and decommissioning of JEK2, together with an assessment ofthe anticipated decommissioning and waste management costs. The document examines further the existing financing framework for radioactive waste management in Slovenia, which is regulated legally for the current nuclear facilities. A similar approach is planned for JEK2, including the expansion of the existing and planned facilities for waste handling and storage. Accordingly, additional financial resources will be required through contributions to the national decommissioning and disposal fund. An analysis was therefore conducted, to estimate the scale of the additional contributions needed to ensure adequate funding for the new NPP project in Krško. |
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| Keywords: | JEK2, radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, storage, fund |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 24.11.2025 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 26.11.2025 |
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| Publication date: | 28.11.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 161-168 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 18, Št. 3 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-96589  |
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| UDC: | 621.311.25 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1855-5748 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 265035523 |
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| DOI: | 10.18690/jet.18.3.161-168.2025 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 20.01.2026 |
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| Views: | 173 |
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| Downloads: | 13 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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