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• Gas Crisis in Europe Definitely Leading to a New Nuclear Conversation

  A couple of days ago, I linked to an article quoting Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov stating a need to restart Kozludy 3, a 405 MWe nuclear power plant that was forced to shut down at the end of 2006 as a result of EU demands as part of Bulgaria's accession to the EU. A reader named Momchil provided some excellent local information helping me to understand that the effort for that restart is... Posted Jan 11 2009, 05:53 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Bulgaria

• Bulgaria May Respond To European Gas Crisis By Restarting Nuclear Power Plants

  As a result of the gas supply crisis in Europe, Bulgaria has announced the start of activities to begin producing electricity from Kozloduy 3 , a 405 MW reactor that was shut down in 2006. The reactor has been purposely maintained in a condition that would allow it to be restarted within approximately one month if the country determined that its power was required. Kozloduy 4, an identical reactor... Posted Jan 08 2009, 04:34 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Bulgaria