The Russian company Rosatom is open to the possibility to participate
in the financing of the Belene NPP if the project is resumed. This was
announced by Vadim Titov, who is the director of Rosatom International
Network for Central Europe. He participated in a conference dedicated to
nuclear energy in Bulgaria.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Energy Minister
Temenujka Petkova met representatives of Rosatom. Petkova later
commented that the Russian company could be invited as an investor.
Rosatom has various contracts with the Bulgarian side related to
Kozloduy NPP as a fuel supply and work to extend the life of the 5th and
6th blocks, "said Vadim Titov, quoted by BNR and Sega Newspaper.
''We expect the Bulgarian government to decide soon the fate of Belene NPP'', he added.
(novinite.com)