Bulgaria Moves to Extend Life of Kozloduy NPP

Business » ENERGY | November 9, 2010, Tuesday // 13:38
Bulgaria: Bulgaria Moves to Extend Life of Kozloduy NPP The Kozloduy NPP wants to extend the life of Units 5 and 6. Photo by Wikipedia

The Bulgarian authorities have started procedures to extend the lifespan of the two operational reactors of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant.

According to the new CEO of Bulgaria's only operational NPP, Konstantin Dimitrov, who was appointed last week, the plant will start a tender for a technical survey of the reactors as preparation of the measures to extend their life.

He also said the Kozloduy NPP was negotiating with the Russian supplier TVEL for smaller prices of the nuclear fuel.

Only the 1000-MW reactors, Unit 5 and Unit 6. are operational at the Kozloduy NPP after Bulgaria shut down the 440-MW reactors 1, 2, 3, and 4 as part of its EU accession negotiations.

Unless it is extended, the life of Units 5 and 6 is to expire in 2017-2020.

The Bulgarian government has been working on a project for constructing a second nuclear power plant at Belene, another Danube town not far from Kozloduy, and has also considered building a 7th and 8th reactor at Kozloduy.

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