Nuclear power in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's first commercial nuclear reactor began operation in 1974.[1] The Kozloduy NPP operates two pressurized water reactors with a total output of 1906 MW. Construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant was officially terminated in March 2012, and a thermal powerplant was supposed to be built on the site.[2] This makes Bulgaria the 21st-largest user of nuclear power in the world.
Radioactive waste
Bulgaria has a state agency in charge of radioactive waste disposal. Under a 2002 agreement, Bulgaria pays Russia $620 thousand/ton to reprocess spent fuel. The country also spent €49 million to construct a new storage facility and had plans to build another facility by 2015[3] but it didn't happen as predicted.
Reactors
| Name | Unit No. |
Reactor | Status | Net capacity (MW) | Construction start | Commercial operation | Closure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Model | |||||||
| Kozloduy | 1 | PWR | VVER-440/V-230 | Shut down | 408 | 1 April 1970 | 28 October 1974 | 31 December 2002 |
| 2 | PWR | VVER-440/V-230 | Shut down | 408 | 1 April 1970 | 10 November 1975 | 31 December 2002 | |
| 3 | PWR | VVER-440/V-230 | Shut down | 408 | 1 October 1973 | 20 January 1981 | 31 December 2006 | |
| 4 | PWR | VVER-440/V-230 | Shut down | 408 | 1 October 1973 | 20 June 1982 | 31 December 2006 | |
| 5 | PWR | VVER-1000/V-320 | Operational | 963 | 9 July 1980 | 23 December 1988 | ||
| 6 | PWR | VVER-1000/V-320 | Operational | 963 | 1 April 1982 | 30 December 1993 | ||
| Belene | 1 | PWR | VVER-1000/V-320 VVER-1000/V-446B | Unfinished | ||||
| 2 | PWR | VVER-1000/V-320 VVER-1000/V-446B | Unfinished | |||||
See also
References
- "Nuclear Power in Bulgaria". World Nuclear Organization. August 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- Bulgaria quits Belene Nuclear Power Plant project, Novinite, 28 March 2012
- “Nuclear Power in Bulgaria.” World Nuclear Association February 2008. < http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf87.html>
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