Earlier today Unit 5 of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP has been stopped from operation for planned annual repair works, the NPP press service said. The reactor will be loaded with fresh nuclear fuel for the next fuel cycle. The repair will continue until the second half of May. Unit 6 operates at full capacity. The Deputy Chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Agency Borislav Stanimirov told the Bulgarian National Radio that during the planned annual repair of Unit 5 part of the measures were aimed at upgrading the reactor’s capacity. The Electricity System Operator has said that the energy system of the country has enough capacities to replace the 1000 MW unit under repair.
The National Assembly has ratified an international contract for the acquisition of ammunition for Stryker machines, reports BTA. The contract from the US government, worth a total of $64,880,655 excluding VAT, was approved by 125 votes to 51 against...
More than 150 firefighters continue the battle with the fire in the western part of the Slavyanka mountain. Several outbreaks were activated on Greek territory and managed to enter a juniper-laden forest on Bulgarian territory. Wide..
Consumer confidence rose by 5.6 points in July, according to a survey by the National Institute of Statistics. According to consumers, the general economic situation in Bulgaria has been improving over the past 12 months, and expectations for the next..
Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev has met in the presidency with David Wright - commissioner of the US Nuclear Regulation Commission, who is on a..
Without discussion and debates, the parliament adopted conclusively the Law on the Introduction of the Euro in Bulgaria. 167 MP from GERB-SDS, the..
Consumer confidence rose by 5.6 points in July, according to a survey by the National Institute of Statistics. According to consumers, the general..
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