Slovakia’s government approved a plan to build another nuclear reactor in a country that relies heavily on nuclear electricity generation.
FILE - The nuclear power plant of Jaslovske Bohunice is pictured, in Bohunice, western Slovakia , March 22, 2000. Slovakia ’s government approved a plan on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 to build another nuclear unit in a country that relies heavily on nuclear electricity generation. The new unit with out of 1,200 megawatts is to be build at the site of the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant the dominant power company where the utility Slovenske Elektrarne currently operates two nuclear units.
The new reactor, with an expected output of 1,200 megawatts, is to be built at the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant, where the utility Slovenske Elektrarne currently operates two nuclear units. The government said its ministers of finance and economy would work out the details by the end of October. Economy Minister Denisa Sakova previously said that Russian energy giant Rosatom would not be allowed to participate in a possible tender to build the unit.
Slovakia’s government is led by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, whose leftist Smer party won a general election in September on a pro-Russian and anti-American platform.The decision reflects recent nuclear expansion in Central and Eastern Europe. The neighboring Czech Republic is currently seeking to build up to four nuclear reactors.
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