Nuclear technology

Kuwaiti Company Interested in Belene NPP - Bulgaria Energy Minister

A Kuwaiti company has expressed interest in the Belene nuclear power plant project, according to Bulgaria's Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova.

Petkova, as cited by Standard daily, made clear that the authorities were to collect more information about the company and its experience in the sphere of nuclear energy in particular.

Lifespan of Kozloduy NPP Units 5, 6 May Be Extended by at least 20 Years

Units 5 and 6 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant can work for at least 20 years more than planned, according to preliminary estimates related to the life extension program for the two facilities.

The initial results of the probes were presented Wednesday by Lachezar Kostov, head of the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency.

Life Extension of Units 5, 6 of Kozloduy NPP Proceeds as Planned- Watchdog Chair

The life extension of units 5 and 6 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant proceeds according to plan, according to Lachezar Kostov, Chair of the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (BNRA).

Kostov, as cited by investor.bg, informed that the BNRA had received all necessary documents for the procedure by November 2014 and had approved the life extension of the two N-plant units.

Nine local companies place bid for $1 billion hydraulic systems of Akkuyu nuke plant

A total of nine Turkish companies have placed offers for the construction of $1 billion off-shore hydraulic structures of Turkey's first nuclear plant, which is being built in the southern coastal province of Mersin.

Russian company Rosatom is building the four-reactor Akkuyu plant, which will have a 4,800 megawatt (MW) power capacity, for an estimated total of $20 billion.

Westinghouse Advertises Project for Kozloduy NPP Unit 7 to Bulgarian MEPs

US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has presented a project for the expansion of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant to the Bulgarian representatives at the European Parliament and to EU policy specialists.

The main topics of the meeting were the advantages of the Westinghouse AP1000 technology and the plans for the construction of unit 7 of the Kozloduy NPP.

Ukraine says technical fault cuts power at nuclear plant

Ukraine's energy minister said Dec. 3 that a technical fault at a nuclear power plant in the south of country has cut power production but he insisted it poses no danger.

Volodymr Demchishin told a press briefing that a short circuit at a power-generating unit in the Zaporozhiya plant led to a drop in electricity production, and that normal output will be restored by the weekend.

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