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July 21, 2015

Slovenia, Croatia discuss settlement of nuclear plant waste
Ljubljana (XNA) Jul 21, 2015
Slovenia presented Croatia with plans for additional radioactive waste repositories for the mutually-owned nuclear power station NEK in Krsko at a joint commission meeting on Monday. The Croatian part of the joint commission is expected to examine and respond to the plans within six months, the Slovenian press agency, STA reported on Monday. Slovenian Infrastructure Minister Peter Gaspersic and Croatian Economy Minister Ivan Vrdoljak chaired the meeting; the first after a five-year break in ... read more

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