20.500.12556/DiRROS-21911 Advancing nuclear research and education in Slovenia and EU From operating the TRIGA reactor to building a new generation facility The TRIGA Mark II research reactor at the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia achieved first criticality in 1966. Since then, the reactor has been playing an important role in developing nuclear technology. The reactor has been mainly used for research, education of university students, training of operators of the Krško nuclear power plant (start of operation in 1983) and other nuclear specialists, isotope production and beam applications. The reactor is experiencing a high level of activity today, engaging in a diverse range of experiments and studies across reactor physics, environmental research, radiation hardness testing as well training and education. The future of nuclear technology in Slovenia is focused on new NPPs, while the research community is looking forward to a possible new nuclear reactor. The basic initiatives are at a very preliminary stage: the primary choice is dual-core pool-type reactor, with a zero-power core and a separate MW-size core, cooled and moderated with light water. Such a dual-core configuration is designed to meet the varied requirements of the European Union member states. Another option would be hosting one or more micro-reactors with electrical and/or heating power producing capability that could offer stronger support toward demonstration of prototype small modular reactors in prototype future electrical grids. jedrska fizika jedrska tehnika true false true Springer Nature Švica Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik © The Author(s) 2024 Neznano 2025-04-10 13:07:34 2025-04-10 13:07:34 2025-10-24 03:50:09 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 13 str. [in press] 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2024-03-28 2024-09-25 2024-10-15 539.1 Y508-1084 /10.1007/s13369-024-09621-2 211947779 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13369-024-09621-2?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20241015&utm_content=10.1007%2Fs13369-024-09621-2 1 0294ef3b-15fc-11f0-963a-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=31603 RAZ_Malec_Jan_2024.pdf RAZ_Malec_Jan_2024.pdf 1 6091229EC7D0D11080634118869B2BD8 c3a949c4ee81f009592574c3f305fac7f35c8bd2c9317c88beeb85c7e69f7dd0 83cdf978-15fd-11f0-963a-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=31606 Institut Jožef Stefan 0 0 0