Country ‘continuously working’ to strengthen nuclear and radiation safety
Slovenia should aim to provide sufficient funding and human resources for both the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA) and the Slovenia Radiation Protection Authority (SRPA) to fulfil their responsibilities, an International Atomic energy Agency mission has concluded.
The IAEA team said the government should consider allotting sufficient funding and human resources to the regulators to guarantee their sustained independence and performance.
The SNSA is the country’s nuclear regulatory authority and the SRPA regulates radiation safety in medicine and veterinary practices.
The IAEA’s integrated regulatory review service (IRRS) team found that Slovenia is continuously working to further strengthen its mature nuclear and radiation safety framework, including by holding emergency exercises with cyber security scenarios.
It called for coordination between authorities responsible for nuclear and radiation safety and nuclear security and improved training of inspectors to cover principles, concepts and technological aspects of safety inspections and on procedures for inspecting facilities and activities.
The team assessed the governmental, legal and regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety in Slovenia.
The country has one nuclear power station – the single-unit Krško – which is co-owned by neighbouring Croatia and provides almost 40% of Slovenia’s electricity. Slovenia also has one research reactor, a radioactive waste facility and uses radiation in industry, research and education applications.
