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Bulgaria inks Kozloduy new reactors engineering deal with Westinghouse-Hyundai

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria signed an engineering contract for the construction of two new units at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant with the

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Bulgaria to pursue exploratory talks on new Kozloduy nuclear reactor

October 14, 2020October 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Government decided on October 14 to allow exploratory talks “to investigate the possibility of building a new nuclear capacity”

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Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 6

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy, new coronavirus, nuclear

Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said on September 22 that it has shut down

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Bulgaria shortlists five companies in Belene nuclear station tender

December 19, 2019December 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said on December 19 that five companies have been shortlisted in the tender to pick

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Two dead in construction incident at Bulgaria nuclear waste site

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Two construction workers died and two others were injured at the site of Bulgaria’s future nuclear waste storage facility near

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria receives 13 letters of interest in Belene nuclear station tender

August 20, 2019August 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry said on August 20 that it has received letters of interest from 13 candidates in its tender

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EC assessment of Belene nuclear power plant would not delay project – Bulgaria Energy Minister

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said on November 23 that regulatory approval from the European Commission for the restart of

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Bulgaria targets late-2019 to pick strategic investor for Belene nuclear plant

November 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Government approved on November 7 a draft framework for the selection process of a strategic investor for the Belene

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Belene nuclear plant strategic investor tender draft ready – Bulgaria Energy Minister

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said on October 31 that the draft for an international tender to pick a strategic

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