Outage to Be Extended at N-Plant to Tackle Rod Problem

Krško, 25 October - The management of Slovenia's sole nuclear power plant assured the public on Friday that recent damage to fuel rods had in no way affected the environment or the plant's staff. But the scheduled outage will be extended by a week or more so that measures can be taken to ensure safe and stable operation in the future.

Krško Director of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) Stane Rožman speaks about the ongoing annual overhaul of NEK during which it was established that one of the fuel rods had broken off Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Krško
Director of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) Stane Rožman speaks about the ongoing annual overhaul of NEK during which it was established that one of the fuel rods had broken off
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Krško Director of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) Stane Rožman (right) speaks about the ongoing annual overhaul of NEK during which it was established that one of the fuel rods had broken off Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Krško
Director of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) Stane Rožman (right) speaks about the ongoing annual overhaul of NEK during which it was established that one of the fuel rods had broken off
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Krško Director of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) Stane Rožman (right) speaks about the ongoing annual overhaul of NEK during which it was established that one of the fuel rods had broken off Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Krško
Director of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) Stane Rožman (right) speaks about the ongoing annual overhaul of NEK during which it was established that one of the fuel rods had broken off
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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