Nuclear power in Bulgaria
Bulgaria Advances Cooperation with USA for Kozloduy NPP Expansion
Bulgarian lawmakers have taken a significant step toward bolstering the nation's energy infrastructure by advancing cooperation with the United States for the construction of Units 7 and 8 at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
Bulgarian Parliament Ratifies Agreement with US for Kozloduy NPP Technology
The Bulgarian Parliament has ratified the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the United States on cooperation regarding the construction of nuclear power at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) site and the Nuclear Program for civil purposes of Bulgaria.
Hyundai wins Bulgaria parliament nod for nuclear reactor talks
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Construction won backing from Bulgaria's parliament on Friday to proceed with talks on building two nuclear reactors, beating out a bid from US firm Bechtel.
The two had been short-listed for the engineering, construction and commissioning of units 7 and 8 at the Kozloduy nuclear plant using Westinghouse's AP 1000 technology.
Incident at Kozloduy NPP - 2 People were Killed
Two workers were killed and two others were injured on December 16 in an incident at the construction site of a radioactive waste storage facility near Kozloduy NPP. One of the injured was transported to the hospital in Pleven, the other was examined and is already home.
The incident has nothing to do with radioactive and radiation safety. It is an incident at a construction site.
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The Sixth Unit of Kozloduy NPP Will Receive a License for another 10 Years
Bulgaria's Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova will participate in the official granting of llicense for the operational life extension of sixth unit of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, the press office of the Ministry of Energy announced on September 30. The event will take place on October 1, 2019 at 1.30pm at the Nuclear Regulatory Agency building.
Radioactive Waste Depository to Be Build near Kozloduy
The Supreme Administrative Court has definitively turned down the appeal of the "Coalition for sustainable development" and Ecoglasnost against the environmental assessment of the project for a national low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste depository at the Kozloduy NPP site near the town of Kozloduy in Northwestern Bulgaria, the Radioactive Waste state enterprise which is implementing
Three Companies have a Preliminary Interest to Invest in Belene NPP
According to the Ministry of Energy, three companies want to invest in the plant - the Chinese nuclear corporation, the Korean Hydroatomic Corporation and the French Company ''Areva''.
Bulgaria's NPP Kozloduy Reconnects Unit 6 to Grid after Maintenance
Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant (NPP) Kozloduy has completed the planned annual maintenance of its 1,000 MW Unit 6, the power plant announced on Monday. Unit 6 was reconnected to the grid at 10:48 local time, Kozloduy NPP said in a press release, reports SeeNews.
Bulgaria Extends Life of Reactor in Sole Nuclear Plant with Upgrade
An upgrade to a Soviet-era reactor in Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant has been completed, extending its lifespan until 2051, the Energy Ministry said on Wednesday.
The Kozloduy plant, located next to the river Danube on the border with Romania, has two 1,000 megawatt reactors that produce about 33 percent of Bulgaria's electricity.
New Plasma Melting Plant Opens at Bulgaria's Nuclear Power Site
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has opened a new plasma melting plant that will treat and dispose of radioactive waste at its Kozloduy nuclear power plant, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Tuesday.