Bulgaria's 2nd Nuke Construction to Begin in 2006

Business | December 4, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

The construction of the Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant Belene will start in 2006 due to the long licensing process.

The country's Agency for Nuclear Regulation said, however, that the construction might be postponed for 2008, which means that the plant will start producing electricity in 2010-2012.

The construction of the second Bulgarian nuclear plant was unfrozen end of last year after being shelved in since 1992 due to environmentalists' pressure.

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