A strategically important facility in Vrbina near Krško has begun construction, drawing on Riko’s extensive experience and expertise, alongside the strong competencies of our consortium partners: Kolektor, CGP, and Kostak. The low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste repository will be handed over to the client, ARAO, within three years.
As Sandi Viršek, the director of ARAO, emphasized, the start of construction marks a significant milestone: "This is the construction of the first independent nuclear facility in sovereign Slovenia, which has demanded special attention from the outset in terms of both placement and planning. The excavation of the supporting wall and the construction of the disposal silo, which we are starting today, represent the most critical part of the repository’s construction."