Unit 6 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant has been turned on after being off for scheduled annual repair and refueling, the Economy Ministry has announced.

On Friday, Unit 6 was turned on, in parallel with the country's energy system, after a completed check and a received permit from the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency.

One of the two functioning reactors of Kozloduy NPP, Unit 6, was turned off for scheduled annual repairs and refueling on September 18 and was expected to begin functioning again at the end of October.

However, the check of the system managing the reactor's safety protection located damage in the equipment's cap and the need to replace 31 out of 61 pipes total.

The new parts were shipped by the manufacturer – the Russian "Hydropress" owned by Rosatom.

Bulgaria's Economy Minister, Traicho Traikov, said at the time that each day of the delay would amount to BGN 1.5 M in losses.

Initially, the Russian company replied they would need about 7 to 8 months to make and deliver the parts, however, after not only the Minister's interference, but also the personal one of Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, who spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the fast delivery was given a green light.

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