[EN08] Nuclear waste production
Key message
Over the period 1990-2022, the amount of spent nuclear fuel, the only high-level radioactive waste, increased at an average rate of 5% per year. In the absence of a satisfactory permanent storage solution, there are concerns about the accumulation of this waste.
Charts
Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (2023)
| Quantity of spent nuclear fuel per year[tHM] | Quantity of spent nuclear fuel in the storage pool[tHM] | Storage pool capacity[tHM] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.35 | 106.94 | 281.99 |
| 1991 | 0 | 106.94 | 281.99 |
| 1992 | 14.99 | 121.92 | 281.99 |
| 1993 | 16.35 | 138.27 | 281.99 |
| 1994 | 0 | 138.27 | 281.99 |
| 1995 | 12.26 | 150.53 | 281.99 |
| 1996 | 9.54 | 160.07 | 281.99 |
| 1997 | 9.54 | 169.60 | 281.99 |
| 1998 | 10.90 | 180.50 | 281.99 |
| 1999 | 10.90 | 191.40 | 281.99 |
| 2000 | 10.90 | 202.30 | 281.99 |
| 2001 | 12.26 | 214.56 | 281.99 |
| 2002 | 11.24 | 225.80 | 281.99 |
| 2003 | 14.99 | 240.78 | 576.93 |
| 2004 | 19.07 | 259.85 | 576.93 |
| 2005 | 0 | 259.85 | 576.93 |
| 2006 | 19.07 | 278.93 | 576.93 |
| 2007 | 18.05 | 296.98 | 576.93 |
| 2008 | 0 | 296.98 | 576.93 |
| 2009 | 19.41 | 316.39 | 576.93 |
| 2010 | 18.73 | 335.12 | 576.93 |
| 2011 | 0 | 335.12 | 576.93 |
| 2012 | 19.07 | 354.19 | 576.93 |
| 2013 | 19.07 | 373.26 | 576.93 |
| 2014 | 0 | 373.26 | 576.93 |
| 2015 | 19.07 | 392.34 | 576.93 |
| 2016 | 19.07 | 411.41 | 576.93 |
| 2017 | 0 | 411.41 | 576.93 |
| 2018 | 19.07 | 430.48 | 576.93 |
| 2019 | 19.07 | 449.55 | 576.93 |
| 2020 | 0 | 449.55 | 576.93 |
| 2021 | 19.07 | 468.62 | 576.93 |
| 2022 | 19.07 | 487.70 | 576.93 |
Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (2023)
| Quantity of low and medium radioactive waste[m3] | |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1706 |
| 1991 | 1783 |
| 1992 | 1914 |
| 1993 | 2019 |
| 1994 | 2078 |
| 1995 | 1872 |
| 1996 | 1971 |
| 1997 | 2042 |
| 1998 | 2074 |
| 1999 | 2086 |
| 2000 | 2154 |
| 2001 | 2203 |
| 2002 | 2208 |
| 2003 | 2253 |
| 2004 | 2289 |
| 2005 | 2256 |
| 2006 | 2258 |
| 2007 | 2174 |
| 2008 | 2189 |
| 2009 | 2209 |
| 2010 | 2210.60 |
| 2011 | 2234.10 |
| 2012 | 2261.40 |
| 2013 | 2250.63 |
| 2014 | 2258.42 |
| 2015 | 2264.30 |
| 2016 | 2271.20 |
| 2017 | 2284.12 |
| 2018 | 2271.25 |
| 2019 | 2342.40 |
| 2020 | 2413.70 |
| 2021 | 2488.20 |
| 2022 | 2523.50 |
Methodology
URSJV, 2023: Razširjeno poročilo o varstvu pred ionizirajočimi sevanji in jedrski varnosti v Republiki Sloveniji leta 2015; Dostopno na spletnem naslovu: http://www.ursjv.gov.si/fileadmin/ujv.gov.si/pageuploads/LP_2015_razsirjeno.pdf
Vlada RS, 2023: Resolucija o Nacionalnem programu ravnanja z radioaktivnimi odpadki in izrabljenim gorivom za obdobje 2023-2032 /ReNPRRRO16-25/ (Ur.l. RS, št. 14/2023)