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NPP reactors in Bulgaria shut down to meet EU entry requirements
To meet previously accepted EU entry nuclear safety requirements Bulgaria shut down third and fourth units of Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP) on December 31 2006.
Starting January 1 2007 only two Kozloduy reactors are responsible for electricity production, Darik Radio reported.
During a December 21 session the Council of Ministers approved the reactor closure on the last day of 2006.
Once the units are disconnected from the national energy network, the process of taking them out of use can start. The procedure lasts at least 40 years, Darik reported.
Kozloduy NPP executive manager Ivan Genov said the value of electricity produced at the power plant will be 18 per cent higher after the closure of the reactors.
National Electric Company (NEC) representative Liubomir Velkov said that power cuts and electricity shortages are not to be expected in the beginning of 2007.
NEC said that the national energy network was going to work under tough measures to provide the needed electricity in the country but despite difficulties power shortages were unlikely.
Economy and Energy Minister Roumen Ovcharov said on several occasions that national electricity needs were going to be met but Bulgaria had to compensate for the closure with the electricity it previously exported to neighbouring countries.
January 2 2007, Photo courtesy of European Commission, Source: www.sofiaecho.com
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