Bulgaria's sole nuclear
power plant (NPP)
Kozloduy said it shut
down its 1,000 MW Unit 6
on Saturday for planned
annual overhaul.The
unit's overhaul is
expected to be completed
by the end of October,
the plant said in a
press release over the
weekend.
During the planned
outage, the reactor will
be recharged with fresh
nuclear fuel and the
generator's stator will
be replaced as part of
projects aiming to
increase to 104% the
thermal capacity of the
reactor and extend its
life.
Kozloduy's other 1,000
MW unit, Unit Five,
operates at 100% of its
capacity.
Kozloduy NPP remained
with two operational
units - Units 5 and 6 -
of 1,000 MW each after
the country closed down
four units of 440 MW
each to address nuclear
safety concerns of the
European Union prior to
its accession to the
bloc. Bulgaria joined
the EU in 2007.
In April 2012, the
government in Sofia
decided to add another
1,000 MW unit to the
plant. The NPP's planned
Unit 7 is seen
operational after 2025.
Source:
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