The Slovenian Parliament has announced it will cancel the planned national referendum on the development of a second reactor at the Krško nuclear power plant, located in eastern Slovenia. In addition, the Slovenian Parliamentary Infrastructure Committee unanimously endorsed a draft regulation to cancel the consultative referendum.
The referendum was originally supposed to take place on 24 November 2024, and was originally held to decide on whether to build a second nuclear unit to replace the current Krško unit once it reaches the end of its lifespan in 2043. The government will continue with the preparation of a special law on the newbuild project, while Gen Energija will still work on the development of the project.
The Krško plant was jointly built with Croatia while the two countries were still part of Yugoslavia in 1983, and is allowed to operate for 60 years until 2043. The 688 MW reactor accounts for 14% of Slovenia's capacity and 38% of its power generation (2023) and supplies both Slovenia and Croatia.