General Director of Slovenske Elektrarne Branislav Strycek says that the company has all necessary funds to complete two nuclear units in Mochovce, including the completion of the fourth nuclear unit.
The Slovak Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic assures that it will not grant a permission to load nuclear fuel if any suspicions on the readiness of the third and fourth nuclear unit in Mochovce arise.
Opposition parties are convinced that one of the reasons for the delayed completion of the Mochovce NPP and increasing budget are the dealings of the companies with ties to the governments led by Smer-SD.
Nuclear fuel loading at the third nuclear unit in Mochovce is scheduled for the first quarter 2019 and the commercial operation for the second quarter 2019.
According to Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, Slovakia is fighting over additional EU funds that could serve for the activities related to the end of coal extraction.
Slovenske Elektrarne put the natural protection system at the third and fourth nuclear unit into operation. This system is an essential condition for delivering fresh nuclear fuel to both units.
According to the data published in the annual report of the company JESS, the new nuclear facility project has already swallowed almost 27 million euros.
The economy ministry has drawn up the amendment to the Act on National Nuclear Fund which will increase the contributions to the Fund for Slovenske Elektrarne and introduce contributions for the state-owned JAVYS.
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic, Slovak nuclear power plants and devices were operated safely and reliably last year.