The energy policy of Slovakia was approved by a resolution of the Slovak Government No. 548 of 5 November 2014. The energy policy is a strategic document defining the energy sector’s primary objectives and priorities through 2035, with a vision also provided through 2050. The energy policy is a component of Slovakia’s national economic strategy, given that sustainable economic growth is conditioned by a reliable supply of affordable energy. The priority from this perspective is ensuring the reliability and stability of energy supply, efficient energy utilization at optimum costs and environmental protection. It is envisioned that a well-functioning energy market with a competitive environment will be strengthened by domestic energy policy implementation. The task of the energy policy is to create a stable framework for a safely operating energy market that motivates investments in energy.

Slovakia became a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1994 and a party to the Kyoto Protocol in 2002.

By Resolution No. 256/2014, the Government adopted the Policy, Principles and Strategy for Further Development of Nuclear Safety. The aim of the resolution is to summarize and strengthen the principles needed to protect the public and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation associated with peaceful uses of nuclear energy (see www.economy.gov.sk and www.ujd.gov.sk).

TABLE 1. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Source: See Ref. [1].

* Solid, liquid: million tonnes; gas: billion m³; uranium: tonnes; hydro and renewable: TW.

Slovakia has limited available domestic energy resources (i.e. lignite, oil, natural gas and renewable resources).

TABLE 2. ENERGY STATISTICS

Source: Statistics Office of Slovakia. Latest available data are for 2018.

* Energy consumption = Primary energy consumption + net imports (imports - exports) of secondary energy.

** Solid fuels include coal (lignite).

On 31 July 2012, the Law on Regulation in Network Industries (Act No. 250/2012 Coll.) was approved by Parliament. It entered into force on 1 September 2012.

This law states that the Regulatory Office for Network Industries (ÚRSO) is legally separate and functionally independent from any state, public or private institutions. Its representatives act independently, without any market or other interests, and while performing their duties they do not follow instructions from any third parties.

SE, a. s., is the largest electricity producer in Slovakia, also generating and selling heat and providing ancillary services for the power grid. It has an installed capacity of 4080.92 MW(e) with an ideal energy mix for the country — nuclear energy, hydropower and conventional sources in combination with biomass cogeneration and photovoltaic sources. It operates 31 hydropower plants, two NPPs, two thermal power plants and two photovoltaic plants.

SE, a. s., has two shareholders. The majority shareholder is Slovak Power Holding (SPH), owning a 66% share in SE’s registered capital. The minority shareholder is the Slovak Republic, represented by the Ministry of Economy, owning 34% of the shares.

The transmission system is owned and operated by Slovenská elektrizacná prenosová sústava (Slovak power grid operator, SEPS), which acts as the power system operator (www.sepsas.sk/en_index.asp). The Slovak Republic owns 100% of company shares, with the Ministry of Finance acting on its behalf. The transmission system consists of 2138 km of 400 kV lines, 826 km of 220 kV lines and 80 km of 110 kV lines.

Slovakia’s transmission grid is connected to the wider European transmission system and Ukraine by means of 8 extra high voltage (400 kV) and 2 high voltage (220 kV) interconnectors, including 5 with the Czech Republic (3 extra high and 2 high voltage), 2 EHV with Poland, 1 EHV with Ukraine and 2 EHV with Hungary. Two new EHV interconnectors with Hungary are also in the planning stages and are on the European Union’s list of projects of common interest. All neighbouring countries have interconnections with Slovakia, apart from Austria. From the historical perspective, Slovakia is also interconnected with the Czech Republic at the 110 kV level (operated by the distribution system operator).

1.2.2.1. Distribution and supply

As of 1 July 2007, the legal unbundling of electricity supply from electricity distribution took place in the vertically integrated companies Západoslovenská energetika (ZSE, www.zse.sk/english), Stredoslovenská energetika (SSE, www.sse.sk) and Východoslovenská energetika (VSE www.vse.sk/web/sk/domacnosti/uvod). Thus, three legally independent companies emerged as operators of regional distribution systems: ZSE distribúcia, SSE distribúcia and VSE distribucná, with the licence for conducting business in electricity distribution, and electricity supply secured by these three household electricity end suppliers. Further electricity suppliers are represented by electricity producers, small businesses and electricity traders.

As of 1 July 2007, the electricity market was opened to all electricity consumers, including households, based on the European legislation provisions, such as Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC (Text with EEA relevance) [2].

TABLE 3. INSTALLED CAPACITY, ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

Source: SEPS (www.sepsas.sk/en_index.asp) and Ministry of Economy. Latest available data are for 2019.

* —: data not available.

** Electricity transmission losses are not deducted.

TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

Source: Eurostat, SEPS and Ministry of Economy. Latest available data are for 2018.

Commercial utilization of nuclear power in Slovakia (at that time as a part of Czechoslovakia) began in 1972. Nowadays, there are four operational NPPs: Bohunice Units 3 and 4 (V-2) and Mochovce Units 1 and 2. NPP Bohunice V-1 and NPP Bohunice A-1 are in permanent shutdown (decommissioning stages), while construction of NPP Mochovce Units 3 and 4 was restarted in mid-2009.

FIG. 3. Slovak institutions involved in the nuclear sector.

Licensees are SE, a. s., and JAVYS, a. s., and governmental organizations with responsibility in the nuclear field include the following:

• ÚJD SR (www.ujd.gov.sk);

• Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, Public Health Authority (www.uvzsr.sk);

• Ministry of Economy (www.economy.gov.sk):

• Ministry of Environment (www.minzp.sk);

• Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (www.employment.gov.sk).

In Slovakia, there are currently four WWER-440/V213 type nuclear units in operation — two units at the Bohunice site and two units at the Mochovce site. In addition, there are two additional WWER-440/V213 units in Mochovce under construction. The total installed capacity of units in operation is 1940 MW(e). The owner and holder of the licence to operate all the units in operation in Slovakia is SE, a. s. In 2019, NPP Bohunice produced 7890.6 GWh and NPP Mochovce 7478.3 GWh of electricity in total.

The owner and operator of the NPP Bohunice V-1 and NPP Bohunice A-1, both in the decommissioning stages, is the utility JAVYS, a. s. (see Table 5).

TABLE 5. STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Note: HWGCR — heavy water moderated, gas cooled reactor; PWR — pressurized water reactor; UCF — unit capability factor.

The NPPs were upgraded in numerous ways throughout their operational lifetimes, and improvement of the containment tightness/integrity of existing plants is considered a major achievement.

Based on the Atomic Act, a licence for operation is valid for an unlimited period. However, in accordance with legal requirements of the Atomic Act, all the plants are subject to periodic safety reviews (PSR) every ten years. The latest periodic reviews were completed for NPP Bohunice V-2 in 2017 and for NPP Mochovce 1, 2 in 2018. The aim of these reviews was a comprehensive review of NPPs in terms of compliance with legislation and international safety standards, as well as in terms of project changes made with a view to increasing the level of safety, the licensee implemented corrective measures specified in the final report of ÚJD SR from the PSRs. ÚJD SR in its reports on both PSRs, identified the findings and granted measures for their subsequent removal. The complete ÚJD SR reports on the PSR of NPP Bohunice V-2 and Mochovce 1, 2 are published on the ÚJD SR web site.

Since 1991, the missions which have taken place include: approximately 35 missions from the IAEA (including site review, design review, Operational Safety Review Team (OSART), PRE-OSART, and International Probabilistic Safety Assessment Review Team (IPSART) missions); 9 World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) missions; 2 RISKAUDIT missions and 1 Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) mission. With regard to the results, the operator of both NPPs took measures to further improve the safety and reliability of operations. The measures were aimed at improving the management and organization of activities, staff training, operational documentation and marking of equipment.

Detailed information on plants upgrade and safety improvements is possible to find in the Slovak National Report under the Convention on Nuclear Safety (https://www.ujd.gov.sk/ujd/WebStore.nsf/viewKey/narodna_sprava_2019/$FILE/CNS_National%20Report%202019_EN_final.pdf).

The decommissioning of nuclear installations represents a set of administrative and technical activities to be done after operation termination, with the aim of excluding the nuclear installation from the scope of the Atomic Act. The licence holder is obliged to ensure successful decommissioning, including ensuring the necessary financial means. The decommissioning stage can start based on ÚJD SR authorization. The holder of a licence for the decommissioning stage is responsible for the decommissioning process.

The basic concept of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and radioactive waste management is provided by the National Policy and the National Programme for SNF management and radioactive management. On 8 July 2015, Government by Resolution No. 387 approved the national policy and the programme, replacing the previous strategy for the back end of peaceful uses of nuclear energy in Slovakia. The National Policy is based on the principles provided by the Act No. 238/2006 Coll. on the National Nuclear Fund for the decommissioning of nuclear installations and for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste and on amendments to certain laws as amended.

At present, the two ongoing decommissioning projects in Slovakia are NPP Bohunice A-1 and Bohunice V-1.

With regard to Bohunice A-1, following two serious accidents in 1977, the NPP was shut down and scheduled for gradual decommissioning. The process of decommissioning commenced after the licence for decommissioning was obtained in 1999. This process was divided into five successive stages. At the end of February 2016, JAVYS, a. s., applied for licences for Stages 3 and 4 of decommissioning of NPP Bohunice to ÚJD SR under the legislation applicable for A-1. ÚJD SR issued Decision No. 369/2016, which licensed JAVYS, a. s., to commence Stages 3 and 4 decommissioning of NPP Bohunice A-1, as well as authorization for radioactive waste management during decommissioning. Work related to these stages of decommissioning is scheduled to run through the end of 2024 and is focused on the ongoing treatment of liquid radioactive waste (RAW), sludge from long-term storage and long-term storage casings of spent nuclear fuel. The licence holder continues to carry out activities related to the decommissioning of original, non-functional and disused technological systems of external facilities and technological equipment buildings of the main generating unit of the reactor hall and interim hall. After Stage 4 completion, the final fifth stage of decommissioning will follow. Completion of the decommissioning process for NPP Bohunice A-1 is scheduled for 2033. Decommissioning is financed by the National Nuclear Fund. The SNF was exported to the Russian Federation based on an original contract and the transport of spent fuel were completed in 1999.

Bohunice V-1 NPP Units 1 and 2 were shut down in 2006 and 2008, respectively, based on Slovakian commitments during accession to the European Union. Decommissioning is being implemented in two stages, with the final deadline in 2025. The first stage was in progress from 20 July 2011 to 31 December 2014. The second stage commenced on 1 January 2015 and is planned to be completed before 31 December 2025. The second stage mainly includes the decommissioning of the buildings of the main generating unit and the building of auxiliary facilities. The most important activities are dismantling of reactors, equipment of the primary circuit and other equipment in the controlled zone, their decontamination and radiation control. The final condition of the site at the end of the second stage will be brownfield. The current state of decommissioning of NPP V-1 has been continuously monitored and is in line with the plan for Stage 2 of the decommissioning of NPP V-1 as of 31 December 2016. After the final inspection, the site will be released from control by regulatory authorities. Spent fuel from these units has already been transported to the interim spent fuel storage (ISFS).

Total Bohunice V-1 NPP operation termination costs were calculated to be €1239 billion. Operation termination activities and preparation for decommissioning of the Bohunice V-1 NPP is co-financed by the National Nuclear Fund and the Bohunice International Decommissioning Support Fund. More information is available in the Slovak National Report to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management as of August 2017 (https://www.ujd.gov.sk/ujd/WebStore.nsf/viewKey/NS_august2017/$FILE/NS%20SR%20VJP%20a%20RAO_2017_%20EN_final1.pdf) (The national report is currently being updated, new release in October 2020)

TABLE 6. STATUS OF DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

The document New Nuclear Source at the Jaslovské Bohunice Site was approved by a governmental resolution in 2008, in which the Government required an evaluation of legal and economic implications within the context of the locality of NPP Bohunice and establishment of a venture which will support construction of a new nuclear power plant at the Jaslovské Bohunice site.

The proposal for establishment of the company Jadrová energetická spolocnost Slovenska (Nuclear Energetic Company of Slovakia, JESS) was approved by a governmental resolution in December 2009. JESS was established as a joint venture consisting of the companies JAVYS, a. s., and CEZ (see Table 7). The shares of both investors are in compliance with the stockholder contract — 51% for JAVYS, a. s., and 49% for CEZ.

TABLE 7. PLANNED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

In 2012, a feasibility study to assess the key aspects of the planned new NPP in Slovakia was elaborated and presented. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) process started in 2013. The development of the EIA immediately followed the preliminary study for the proposed activity. The preliminary study was submitted to the Ministry of Environment on 5 March 2014. Following publication of the EIA report, there were public hearings on the municipal level in Slovakia and across the borders in Austria, Germany, Hungary and Ukraine. The EIA process was concluded by a positive final statement on the project in the first half of 2016. This statement is an indispensable basis for further licensing activities in the context of the authorization procedure, within the framework of the Atomic Act and the Construction Act.

The project of the new NPP is now in an advanced preparatory stage, which should be completed by selection of a particular supplier, including the appropriate investment and financial model.

However, the project was attenuated for 2017–2018, where in 2019 the preparation of the new NPP project in accordance with Government Program Statement was updated and the Business plan of the project for 2019–2025 was approved by JESS. Future steps depend on a current governmental analysis outcome, necessary amendment of legislation and stakeholders’ decision.

The new NPP is expected to be funded and financed by the private sector.

In the presence of JESS and SEPS management, the results of the feasibility study and the requirements for further cooperation in the implementation of project NNPP were presented.

Information can be found at www.jess.sk/en

Information can be found at www.jess.sk/en/home/press/press-releases/representative-quantitative-opinion-poll

R&D activities in Slovakia are based on national long-term strategic plans transferred into medium term projects, which reflect country specific conditions and Slovakia’s nuclear energy needs. The strategic plans and projects are bound to international research and development activities, particularly those conducted within the European Union or OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA) members.

R&D is financed from the state budget and is completed with funds from the private sector or support from the European Union. R&D expenditure is limited but amounts to several hundred thousand US dollars per year.

Technical support organizations related to utilities and universities participate in relevant R&D. Typically, activities focus on the effective and efficient use of nuclear fuel, efficient conversion of nuclear energy into heat and electricity, treatment and disposal of radioactive materials and spent fuel, improvement and validation of analytical computer codes, emergency preparedness and planning, and safety enhancement of nuclear facilities. The Slovak regulatory body initiates the R&D where it considers that there is a need for additional studies beyond those undertaken by utilities or it can apply to suitable critical considerations in its review and assessment.

Organizations which conduct nuclear research and development in Slovakia include:

• VUJE, Trnava;

• VUEZ, Levice;

• DECOM SLOVAKIA, Trnava;

• RELKO, Bratislava;

• Slovak Academy of Sciences;

• Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava;

• Commenius University, Bratislava;

• ABmerit, Trnava.

Slovakia participates in the Allegro project, which is a low power gas cooled fast reactor that is under consideration in the European framework.

Slovakia is a member of the following international organizations:

• IAEA;

• OECD/NEA;

• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO);

• Western European Nuclear Regulators’ Association (WENRA).

ÚJD SR takes part in several international cooperative groups, including:

• European High-Level Group on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management organized by the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG, cooperation to progressively develop a common understanding and further common approaches in priority domains related to the safety of nuclear installations);

• Steering Committee, Standing Technical Committees and working groups of the OECD/NEA;

• Network of Regulators of Countries with Small Nuclear Programmes (NERS);

• Zangger Committee (dealing with controlling the export of nuclear materials and equipment);

• Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG, dealing with controlling the export of nuclear materials and equipment and dual use materials and equipment);

• Forum of the State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating WWER Type Reactors (WWER Regulators’ Forum).

Slovakia has bilateral governmental agreements with neighbouring countries: Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine; and with Canada, France, Germany, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovenia and the United States of America.

It is important that the general public be as well informed about the operation of power plants as possible. The access to information is guaranteed by the Constitution and other instruments on human rights since early 1990s. The Act No. 211/2000 Coll. (Freedom of Information Act) provides citizens with a statutory way to obtain necessary information. This Act, together with the Atomic Act, Act No. 24/2006 Coll. on environmental assessment and Act No. 205/2004 Coll. on collection, storage and dissemination of environmental information implement, inter alia, the Aarhus convention and as such constitute the legislative framework of communication with the public in the field of nuclear energy.

Therefore, all activities that contribute to inform and educate public are supported, and operators organize a number of their own initiatives, such as public events where citizens have a chance to get more information on the use of nuclear energy and NPP operation. Prominent communication channels of licence holders include: a SE, a. s., information centre, ENERGOLAND, located close to NPPs in Mochovce; JAVYS, a. s. information centres in Bohunice and Mochovce; magazines “Energy for the country” by SE, a s.; and “JAVYS with us” by JAVYS, websites of the license holders. These projects are aimed to help the public better understand nuclear energy.

Slovakia considers local communities to be of primary importance.

The Bohunice Local Information Commission (OIK) was established to improve public awareness among inhabitants of the region within the Emergency Planning Zone of the nuclear facilities at Jaslovské Bohunice, including all aspects of their operation, safety and the influence of these nuclear facilities on the environment.

The Mochovce OIK was established to improve awareness among inhabitants of the region within the Emergency Planning Zone of the Mochovce nuclear energy compound about all aspects of its operation and about the safety and influence of the Mochovce NPP and the National Radioactive Waste Repository on the environment through the citizens’ delegates.

The Mochovce and Bohunice OIK are made up of representatives of townships and institutions from within a 20 km radius of the relevant NPP. The representatives of the citizens work together with appointed representatives of ÚJD SR, SE, a. s., and JAVYS, a. s.

The Slovak Nuclear Society (SNUS) is a voluntary association of experts. The SNUS’s professional and study interests revolve around nuclear technology, nuclear energy and the uses of ionizing radiation, and it is also a member of the European Nuclear Society. SNUS coordinates expert activities of other organizations in Slovakia as well as international relations and cooperation. It works with social, governmental and municipal organizations and authorities, with companies and the media.

Cooperation with institutions is very open and effective. Interagency task groups were formed to address various issues, including the EIA process, public access to information and others. In addition, there is numerous and frequent contact with representatives of institutions on a need basis.

The media are recognized as a primary source of information dissemination to the public. Therefore, operators and regulatory bodies give full attention to all media requests. Regular formal and informal meetings with journalists are organized to provide them with comprehensive information on nuclear activities.

All international obligations of Slovakia are fulfilled and good relations with neighbouring countries are maintained by organizing annual meetings on exchange of information and cooperation.

SE, a. s., and JAVYS, a. s., take an active approach with respect to its participation in stakeholder organizations and provides various levels of support depending on the relevance and significance of each organization.

Act No. 387/2002 Coll. establishes the scope of competencies of public authorities in managing the State in crisis situations outside a time of war and hostilities, the rights and obligations of legal entities and of individuals in preparing for emergencies outside a time of war and hostilities, and in resolution of these, and sanctions for breach of obligations established by this Act. Crisis management bodies include:

• The Government;

• The Security Council;

• Ministries and other central government authorities;

• The National Bank of Slovakia;

• Security councils of regions, district office;

• Security councils of districts;

• Municipalities.

The Government, as the supreme authority in crisis management, in compliance with Act No. 378/2002 Coll., establishes a Central Crisis Staff as its executive body, which coordinates the activity of government bodies, local government bodies and other components designed to resolve a crisis situation during a crisis period (i.e. during resolution of an incident or an accident at a nuclear installation or during transport of nuclear material). The chairman of the Central Crisis Staff is the Minister of the Interior.

In order to provide the necessary measures to cope with potential emergencies at nuclear installations, in addition to measures to protect the public and the economy in case of an accident with impact on the surroundings, the national organization of emergency preparedness is structured on three levels. The first level consists of emergency committees of nuclear installations, the main functions of which are to manage work and measures on the territory of nuclear installations so that they establish the status of technological equipment, to manage measures for coping with emergency situations and to limit the consequences on the personnel, equipment, environment and public. Another role at this level is an information-gathering function for local state administration on the national and regional levels, which secures information about the status of equipment and the possible impacts on the surroundings.

The second level is organized regionally and consists of crisis staff of local government, the territory of which falls within possibly affected areas of the Emergency Planning Zone, where there can be danger to life, health or property and where public protective actions are planned. This area is defined by the boundaries of the plant of nuclear installations JAVYS, a. s., in Bohunice (only the territory of NPP Bohunice V-1, NPP Bohunice A-1, RAW Processing and Treatment Technology (TSÚ RAO) and Interim Spent Fuel Storage (ISFS)), 21 km around NPP Bohunice V-2 and a radius of 20 km around NPP Mochovce.

At the third national level, the Central Crisis Staff of the Government addresses an emergency if the scope of an event exceeds the territory of the region. Included on this level are emergency commissions of the licensees, which closely cooperates with activities of the local state administration. To fulfil its main task of quick mitigation and management of event, the Central Crisis Staff of the Government uses and coordinates its supporting bodies such as Emergency Response Centre of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic, Radiation Monitoring Network of Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic and Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

Radiation Monitoring Network is a national system of radiation monitoring and radiological data collection, created and managed by the Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic (ÚVZ SR) in cooperation with designated central administration authorities. Its purpose is to assess the exposure and evaluate a potential impact of radiation on public health.

Emergency Response Coordination Centre is a part of Crisis Management of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic and serves as national warning point, properly staffed to receive and coordinate information to and between emergency management officials at all levels of government.

Emergency Response Centre of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic (ÚJD SR) serves as a technical support system of ÚJD SR. Its main role is to prepare prognoses of event developments and recommendations of the public protective actions during the radiological events occurred at facilities in Slovakia or international events with possible impact on the territory of the Slovak Republic.

3.1.1.1. Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic

3.1.1.2. Role of the Regulatory Authority

3.1.1.3. Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic

To obtain a licence for activity in the field of the peaceful use of nuclear energy, the applicant is to demonstrate its capacity to comply with and to fulfil all the requirements set by the laws and regulations valid in Slovakia, in particular the requirements of the Atomic Act and of the implementing regulations of ÚJD SR hereto. The applicant must further demonstrate that the nuclear installation will be or is operated in a safe manner.

The licensing procedure for a nuclear installation consists of five main phases: siting of the nuclear installation, its construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning. Before granting an operating licence, the regulatory body performs inspections according to the approved programme schedule for individual phases of commissioning the nuclear installation (tests, fuel loading, physical start up, energy start up and trial operation).

The basic condition for granting authorization is the elaboration and submission of safety documentation listed in annexes of the Atomic Act necessary for issuance of particular types of decision and meeting of legislative requirements for nuclear safety. An essential criterion is also the fulfilment of conditions preceding approval procedures and decisions of the regulatory authority.

The district construction authority issues decisions on siting of nuclear installation construction and its decision making follows the approval of ÚJD SR and of other regulatory authorities (Public Health Authority and labour inspection bodies). Authorization for nuclear installation construction, permission for temporary use of the facility (including authorization for trial operation) and a decision on construction approval (including authorization for operation of nuclear installation) are already issued by ÚJD SR as a construction authority. ÚJD SR exercises its competency as a construction authority and state administration authority for nuclear safety. Its directives are based on its own decisions (partial approval of safety documentation), as well as on the opinion of relevant regulatory authorities — Public Health Authority (radiation protection), National Labour Inspectorate (labour inspection and health and safety protection at work) and other bodies and organizations of state administration (fire prevention and defence).

Documentation that must be attached to the application for issuance of certain decisions of ÚJD SR is listed in annexes 1 and 2 of the Atomic Act. Details concerning the scope, content and method of preparation of nuclear installation documentation needed for certain decisions are defined in ÚJD SR Decree No. 58/2006 Coll.

Legislation includes (see also www.ujd.gov.sk):

1. Act No. 541/2004 Coll. on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (Atomic Act) and on amendment and alteration of several acts as amended; latest amendment: Act No. 279/2019 Coll.

2. Act No. 308/2018 Coll. on the National Nuclear Fund for Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and for Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste (the Nuclear Fund Act) and on the amendments and supplements to some acts.

3. Act No. 21/2007 Coll. on Dual-use Goods and Technologies and amending and supplementing some acts.

4. Act No. 94/2007 Coll. amending Act No. 541/2004 Coll. on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (Atomic Act) and on the amendments and supplements to some acts as amended by later acts, and amending and supplementing Act No. 238/2006 Coll. on the National Nuclear Fund for Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and for Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste (the Nuclear Fund Act) and on the amendments and supplements to some acts as amended by Act No. 528/2006 Coll.

5. Act No. 335/2007 Coll. amending and supplementing certain laws in connection with the abolition of a regional authority.

6. Act No. 408/2008 Coll. amending and supplementing Act No. 541/2004 Coll. on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (Atomic Act) and on the amendments and supplements to some acts as amended by later acts and on the amendments and supplements to some acts.

7. Act No. 120/2010 Coll. amending and supplementing Act No. 541/2004 Coll. on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (Atomic Act) and on the amendments and supplements to some acts as amended by later acts.

8. Act No. 137/2010 Coll. on Air Quality.

9. Act No. 145/2010 Coll. amending and supplementing Act No. 24/2006 Coll. on the Environmental Impact Assessment and on the amendments and supplements to some acts as amended by later acts and on the amendments and supplements to some acts.

10. Act No. 350/2011 Coll. amending and supplementing Act No. 541/2004 Coll. on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (Atomic Act) and on the amendments and supplements to some acts as amended by later acts.

11. Act No. 143/2013 Coll. amending and supplementing Act No. 541/2004 Coll., on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (Atomic Act) and on the amendments and supplements to some acts as amended by later acts, and amending and supplementing Act No. 238/2006 Coll. on the National Nuclear Fund for Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and for Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste (the Nuclear Fund Act) and on the amendments and supplements to some acts as amended by later acts.

12. Act No. 314/2014 Coll., amending and supplementing Act No. 24/2006 Coll. on the Environmental Impact Assessment and on the amendments and supplements to some acts as amended by later acts and on the amendments and supplements to some acts.

13. Act No. 54/2015 Coll. on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and Its Financial Coverage and on amendments to some acts.

14. Act No. 91/2016 Coll. on the Criminal Liability of Legal Persons and on amendments to some acts (effective from 1 July 2016).

15. Act No. 125/2016 Coll. on Some Measures Related to the Adoption of the Civil Litigation Code, Civil Non-Litigation Code and Code of Administrative Justice and on the amendments and supplements to some acts (effective from 1 July 2016).

Current effective decrees after incorporation of amendments include:

1. Decree No. 76/2018 Coll. — replaced Decree No. 46/2006 Coll. on dual use goods, which are under ÚJD SR supervision.

2. Decree No. 48/2006 Coll. on details of notification of operational events and events during shipment, as well as details of investigation.

3. Decree No. 51/2006 Coll. on details concerning requirements for provision of physical protection.

4. Decree No. 410/2019, amending and supplementing Decree No. 52/2006 Coll. on professional competency.

5. Decree No. 54/2006 Coll. on accountancy for and control of nuclear material as well as notification of selected activities.

6. Decree No. 9/2018 Coll. — amendment of Decree No. 55/2006 Coll. on details concerning emergency planning in case of a nuclear incident or accident.

7. Decree No. 57/2006 Coll. on details concerning the requirements for shipment of radioactive material.

8. Decree No. 58/2006 Coll. on details concerning the scope, content and method of preparation of nuclear installation documentation needed for certain decisions.

9. Decree No. 430/2011 Coll. on details on nuclear safety requirements for nuclear facilities.

10. Decree No. 431/2011 Coll. on a quality management system.

11. Decree No. 30/2012 Coll., laying down details of requirements for the handling of nuclear materials, nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel.

12. Decree No. 31/2012 Coll., changing and amending Decree of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic No. 58/2006 Coll., laying down details on the scope, contents and manner of preparation of documentation for nuclear facilities needed for individual decisions.

13. Decree No. 32/2012 Coll., amending and supplementing Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic Decree No. 48/2006 Coll., establishing details on the method of reporting operational incidents and incidents during transport and details on ascertaining their causes.

14. Decree No. 71/2019 Coll., supplementing the Decree No. 33/2012 Coll. on the regular, comprehensive and systematic evaluation of the nuclear safety of nuclear equipment.

15. Decree No. 34/2012 Coll., amending and supplementing Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic Decree No. 52/2006 Coll. on professional qualification.

16. Decree No. 35/2012 Coll., changing and amending Decree of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic No. 55/2006 Coll., on details of emergency planning in case of a nuclear incident or accident.

17. Decree No. 170/2015 of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic of 6 July 2015 Establishing a List of Radioactive Materials, Their Quantities and Their Physical and Chemical Parameters Justifying the Low Risk of Nuclear Damage.

18. Decree No. 101/2016 amending Implementing Decree of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic No. 30/2012 laying down details of requirements for the handling of nuclear materials, radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.

19. Decree No. 102/2016 amending Decree No. 58/2006 Coll. of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic, which lays down details of the scope, content and means of preparation of nuclear installation documentation necessary for individual decisions, as amended by Decree No. 31/2012 Coll. of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic.

20. Decree No. 103/2016 changing and amending Implementing Decree of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic No. 430/2011 on nuclear safety requirements.

21. Decree No. 104/2016 amending Implementing Decree of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic No. 431/2011 on a quality management system.

22. Decree No. 105/2016 changing and amending Decree of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic No. 57/2006, laying down details of requirements for the transport of radioactive materials.

23. Decree No. 106/2016 amending implementing decree No. 33/2012 of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic on the regular, comprehensive and systematic evaluation of the nuclear safety of nuclear installations.

24. Decree No. 112/2020 laying down the special material and equipment falling under the supervision of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic.