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• Cornerstone of Kozloduy's casks

  The cornerstone of a new used nuclear fuel store was laid yesterday in Bulgaria. The €50 million facility will store all the old fuel from the six Kozloduy power reactors above ground for at least 50 years. Posted Jul 31 2008, 10:50 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Bulgaria

• Bulgarian government issues Belene construction permit

  Bulgaria's government has given its approval for the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant by Russia's AtomStroyExport. However, issues with funding the plant's construction remain. Posted Jul 15 2008, 12:17 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, Bulgaria

• Bulgarian minister prefers nuclear to wind, solar

  [Reuters, 28 February] Bulgaria's economy and energy minister, Petar Dimitrov, has said that the country should push ahead with plans to construct the new Belene nuclear power plant rather than opt for wind or solar power to solve its energy problems. Speaking at a conference, Dimitrov said that estimates show that Bulgaria's wind power potential was equal to the capacity of 2000 MWe of its Kozloduy nuclear power plant, which supplies some 33% of the country's electricity. According to Dimitrov, "It's more important for Bulgaria to build Belene rather than cover the country with wind turbines and solar panels." A contract to construct the Belene plant was signed with Russia's Atomstroyexport (ASE) in January 2008. The first new unit is expected on line by 2014. Dimitrov did not say exactly how Bulgaria would meet the EU target to boost renewable energy's share to 20% of all electricity by 2020. He did, however, say that Bulgaria should rely on its hydro-power potential to meet increasing energy demand. Dimitrov noted that Bulgaria has yet to decide whether to build a new coal-fired plant of between 600 and 800 MW at its Maritsa East power complex, which currently provides some 30% of the country's electricity. Posted Feb 28 2008, 11:06 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Bulgaria

• Bulgarian leaders moot energy consolidation

  Bulgarian leaders have agreed to consolidate the country's biggest state-owned energy companies including the Kozloduy nuclear power plant into a single energy holding, according to prime minister Sergei Stanishev. Posted Feb 13 2008, 07:32 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Bulgaria

• Belene announcement imminent

  [Focus, 15 January] Contracts for the completion of the Belene nuclear power plant are to be signed on 18 January, when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Bulgaria, according to the country's economy and energy minister, Petar Dimitrov. The minister told a press conference in Sofia that the project would be worth about Eur4 billion ($6 billion) and would result in two of AtomStroyExport's VVER-1000 reactors. Posted Jan 15 2008, 09:29 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Bulgaria