Plant life management in the Slovak Republic

At present, there are under operation two units of WWER 440/230 and four units of WWER 440/213 reactor type in Slovakia. The construction of two more units in Mochovce NPP has been interrupted and nowadays they are under conservation regime. Whereas, it was decided by the Government to decommission two older units in Bohunice NPP earlier at two years against the the original design lifetime, there is the licensee aim to extend the operation of WWER 440/213 type units beyond the design lifetime. This paper presents information about current Slovakian legal basis regulating the ageing management and plant life management. The Safety Guideline on Nuclear Power Plants Ageing Management issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Authority supplements generally binding legal regulations with methodology for implementation and utilization of Ageing Management Programme. (author)