The Bulgarian Socialist (former communist) Party, now in opposition, is challenging this decision. This makes Bulgaria the 21st largest user of nuclear power in the world. The applicants included seven to be a strategic investor, four to be an electricity customer and/or minority … The Kozloduy NPP operates two pressurized water reactors with a total output of 1906 MW. Bulgaria has abandoned plans to build its second nuclear power plant based on Russian technology, an official announced today (28 March). Kozloduy Nuclear Power Station . NEK EAD and RWE Power entered into the joint venture agreement for building the plant in December 2008. Representatives of China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) have visited the site of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant in northern Bulgaria in order to familiarise themselves with the equipment that the plant has been supplied with. This service shows you Nuclear Power Plants in Bulgaria on an interactive map. The Belene Nuclear Power Plant project is located around 7.5km from the border of Romania and near the Danube River, in the Republic of Bulgaria. Bulgaria should resume its efforts to build the Belene nuclear power plant, the parliament decided on Thursday, ordering the energy minister to initiate talks with potential investors. far … Russia is ready to take part in Bulgaria's Belene nuclear power plant project if such a possibility arises, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria has shortlisted General Electric and four other international companies as candidates for a contract to build a new nuclear power plant in the Balkan country. The referendum will be held on “Belene” – a long pending project that had been discontinued earlier this year by a decision of the ruling party GERB. Bulgaria has abandoned plans to build its second nuclear power plant based on Russian technology, an official announced today (28 March).

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria has shortlisted General Electric and four other international companies as candidates for a contract to build a new nuclear power plant in the Balkan country. Construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant was officially terminated in March 2012, and a thermal powerplant was supposed to be built on the site. The 6 unit Kozloduy facility is located in northern Bulgaria near the Danube River adjoining Romania .

Bulgaria's Belene Nuclear Power Plant will not be constructed, the country's Deputy Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov announced on on Wednesday. Russia Ready To Take Part in Bulgaria's Belene Nuclear Power Plant, Medvedev Says "We have the opportunity to implement this project, no less than other countries," Medvedev says. Bulgaria should resume its efforts to build the Belene nuclear power plant, the parliament decided on Thursday, ordering the energy minister to initiate talks with potential investors. The construction started in 1987 with the following time schedule: unit 1 – 1995, unit 2 – 1997, units 3 and 4 – after 2000. Bulgaria has a long-standing positive experience of nuclear energy, recognising the benefits it brings to people and the environment, the London-based Association said, adding there is a strong support both in government and among the general public.

Bulgaria says seven international companies and consortiums have expressed interest in becoming strategic investors in the construction of the country's second nuclear power … Bulgaria is most likely to have a national referendum on its second nuclear power on the Danube early next year.

Belene is a planned nuclear power plant, the construction of which was frozen by the Bulgarian government in June 2010, […] The project design of Belene Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Bulgaria was carried out in the early 1980s. BULGARIA (Updated 2017) PREAMBLE. The Danube is used for cooling with a 7 mile long canal leading to the plant. According to national newspaper 24 Chasa, China National Nuclear Corporation, Framatome, General Electric, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power and Rosatom have all applied for the selection process. Bulgaria's only nuclear plant, Kozloduy, has shut one of its two 1,000-megawatt reactors for planned annual maintenance, it said on Saturday. Nuclear Power Plants - Bulgaria. Cluster markers of varying colors signify different site densities. Simply browse with your mouse through all regions, or swiftly use the search function or the list view with the 2 states of Bulgaria. This report provides information on the status and development of nuclear power programmes in Bulgaria, including factors related to the effective planning, decision making and implementation of the nuclear power programme that together lead to safe and economical operations of nuclear power plants.

Bulgaria says seven international companies and consortiums have expressed interest in becoming strategic investors in the construction of the country's second nuclear power … Last week, Traicho Traikov, the Bulgarian economy and energy minister, said the cost of building a second plant near the Danube River had reached 9 billion euros, or $11.4 billion, according to the Sofia News Agency..