Nuclear power stations

Nuclear energyNuclear energy is maybe the cleanest

sorce of electrical energy.The biggest problem are nuclear wastes.

Good and bad thingsGood:

CleanGood efficiencyGood stocks of uraniumLow costs of energy

Bad:Nuclear bombsRadiationRadioactive wasteIts not renewable

In SloveniaIn Slovenia we have only one nuclear

power station, wich produces 20% of all electricity.

Solid fuels

Oil products

Natural gas

Nuclear energy

Hydro energy

Alternative

Data from 2007

Waste disposalLow radioactive wastes are collected in

storage in Podgorica, near Ljubljana.

Waste disposalHigh radioactive waste materials are

stored in nuclear power station Krško.

Waste disposalThere is final disposal unit in Slovenia. It

will have to be constructed in next years.

Other problemsThe main problem is radiation, when

something happens with nuclear power station.

In Slovenia we have problem with cooling the water from reactor, because of that sometimes river the Sava gets hotter.

Public opinionWe have done public opinion meter,

aboute the nuclear power stations and their problems.

Do you agree that there should be nuclear station in Mislinjska valley?

Are you afraid of the fact that thereis nuclear power station in Slovenia?

Do you think terorists would attack nuclear power stations?

Do you agree on building nuclear waste disposal unit in Mislinjska valley?

Answers

Y es

No