Slovenia · 45.939, 15.516Krško
Krško, nuclear power plant in Slovenia, operates one pressurized water reactor with 696 MW net installed capacity and has been in service since 1983.
Unit Krško 1 has been operating for 43 years, since 1983. Its 696 MW net are enough to supply about 2,190,000 households.
- Country
- Slovenia
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- PWR
- Net capacity
- 696 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1983
- Operator
- Nuklearna Elektrarna Krško
- Owner
- GEN energija doo [50%]; Hrvatska elektroprivreda dd [50%]
- Status
- Operating
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Operating capacity
696 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
1 operating
First start-up
1983
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krško 1 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Westinghouse 2-loop (WH 2LP) | Operating | 696 | 1,994 | Mar 30, 1975 | Oct 2, 1981 | 2043 (planned) | 91.2 % (2024) |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Krško 1, a 696 MWe PWR (Westinghouse 2-loop (WH 2LP)), started construction in 1975, was connected to the grid in 1981 and is still operating, with a 91.2% load factor in 2024.
Operator: Nuklearna Elektrarna Krško.
Owner: GEN energija doo [50%]; Hrvatska elektroprivreda dd [50%].