The first and only nuclear power plant in Bulgaria ‘’Kozloduy’’ was officially opened on September 4, 1974. It is also the first nuclear power plant in Southeastern Europe. However, the beginning of Bulgaria's nuclear energy sector was marked on July..
The scheduled annual maintenance of Unit 5 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant has been completed, the plant announced. The unit was reconnected to the national electricity grid at 9:53 AM following an inspection and a positive assessment by the..
On May 5, the fifth unit of Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant at Kozloduy will be shut down for planned annual repairs and refueling with nuclear fuel. In accordance with the diversification program of the Kozloduy NPP, RWFA type cartridges..
The Nuclear Regulatory Agency has granted Kozloduy NPP permission for a phased transition to a new type of RWFA nuclear fuel for Unit 5 manufactured by Westinghouse. The changeover process will take four years. The agency said that the process of..
The first delivery of fresh nuclear fuel, produced by the US company Westinghouse, has already arrived at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant site, caretaker Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov said. Minister Malinov visited the Kozloduy NPP together..
Westinghouse Electric Company has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with five Bulgarian companies that will participate in the construction of the AP1000 reactor of the American company at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant site, as well as in other..
The Nuclear Regulatory Agency has obtained all documents for issuing a permit for the gradual transition of Kzoloduy Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 5 to exploitation using a new kind of nuclear fuel RWFA , produced by Westinghouse, said the agency’s..
The Council of Ministers decided to designate a planned new nuclear power station at Site No. 2 of the Kozloduy NPP as a national site and a facility of national importance. The site for the construction of Unit 7 with Westinghouse's AP1000..
Bulgaria will agree an engineering deal with U.S. company Westinghouse for the construction of two AP1000 reactors at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, Deputy Energy Minister Elenko Bozhkov said. A FEED (Front End Engineering Design) contract is to be..
Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP and Westinghouse Electric Sweden have signed a contract for the supply of fresh nuclear fuel for Unit V of the Bulgarian nuclear power plant. According to Energy Minister Rosen Hristov, the agreement is a significant step..
