Local community opposes storage of Croatian nuclear waste

Krško, 28 February - The local community in Krško, site of a nuclear power plant jointly owned by Slovenia and Croatia, has poured cold water on the idea that all waste from the power plant plus waste produced by other institutions in Croatia be stored in a repository in Vrbina that is currently under construction.

Krško The Krško municipal council unanimously votes against the idea idea that all waste from the Krško power plant plus waste produced by other institutions in Croatia be stored in a repository in Vrbina currently under construction. Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Krško
The Krško municipal council unanimously votes against the idea idea that all waste from the Krško power plant plus waste produced by other institutions in Croatia be stored in a repository in Vrbina currently under construction.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Krško The Krško municipal council unanimously votes against the idea idea that all waste from the Krško power plant plus waste produced by other institutions in Croatia be stored in a repository in Vrbina currently under construction. Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Krško
The Krško municipal council unanimously votes against the idea idea that all waste from the Krško power plant plus waste produced by other institutions in Croatia be stored in a repository in Vrbina currently under construction.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Dol pri Ljubljani Radioactive waste. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Dol pri Ljubljani
Radioactive waste.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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