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Bulgaria: Russian Roadmap for Belene NPP Non-Binding, Focus on Talks! [Aug 17, 2011] Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK has responded to Russia's Atomstroyexport that the roadmap the Russians proposed for the troubled Belene nuclear plant project cannot be accepted as a legally binding document. "The reaching of a final agreement and the signing of a contract for the Belene NPP will depend on the results of the negotiations in the joint financial working group. The key ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Strike Back at Russia with Lawsuit over Belene NPP [Jul 22, 2011] Bulgaria's Ministry of Economy, Energy, and Tourism has made it clear that it is going to strike back at Russia's Atomstroyexport, a Rosatom subsidiary, with a counter lawsuit over the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant. Earlier on Friday Atomstroyexport, the company chosen to build the second Bulgarian NPP, the 2000-MW plant in Belene, formally confirmed Thursday night's reports in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Extend Belene NPP Deal by 3 Months, Russian Funding Mulled [Jul 02, 2011] Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK and Russia's Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Rosatom, have signed an annex extending by 3 months their contract for the construction of the Belene NPP, which should become the second Bulgarian nuclear power plant. The new "Annex No. 13" to the 2006 contract between the two state companies was inked late Friday night, the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's State-Owned Power Utility NEK Welcomes New CEO [Jun 28, 2011] Mihail Andonov is the new executive director of Bulgaria's state-owned power utility NEK, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov announced Tuesday. Andonov replaces Krasimir Parvanov who was dismissed after who had overstepping his negotiating mandate on Belene NPP by signing a clause committing the sides to initial a final agreement on the plant's construction by June 1, 2011 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Still in Discord on Nuclear Project Price [May 26, 2011] Bulgaria and Russia are not getting closer in reaching an agreement on the price of the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant, NPP, in the Danube town of Belene. The announcement was made by Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, after a meeting in Brussels with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Schmatko, with the CEO of Russian energy giant Gazprom, Alexei Miller, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Dismisses Belene Nuclear Plant Scandal as 'Political Talk' [Apr 06, 2011] The newly signed document between Bulgaria and Russia for the construction of the Belene nuclear plant, which caused a scandal among Bulgarian ministers, is no threat to the country's national security, according to PM Boyko Borisov. He commented on the signed annex 12 with the Russian "Atomstroyexport" regarding the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant, NPP, in the Danube town of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Sign Moratorium on Belene Nuclear Project [Mar 27, 2011] Bulgaria and Russia have reached an agreement to sign next week a 3-month moratorium on the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria's Danube town of Belene. The moratorium will be in place until the exact price of the NPP is calculated, a full assessment of seismology risks is prepared, and all other debatable issues are cleared, Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's President Hints Costly Belene NPP Deal Fault of Ex Cabinet [Dec 02, 2010] Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov has suggested that the former Cabinet of PM Sergey Stanishev yielded to Russian pressure on determining escalation costs for the construction of the Belene NPP back in 2008. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Finally Agrees to Belene NPP, Contract Imminent - Report [Nov 30, 2010] Bulgaria will officially sign an agreement for the creation of a project company to build Belene NPP within Tuesday, announced Rosatom President Sergei Kirienko after holding a 30-min talk with PM Boyko Borisov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister Optimistic on Nuclear Plant Investor [Oct 23, 2010] Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, voices strong optimism that the government would find another investor for the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Former Tsar Vouches for 2nd Nuclear Plant [Jun 12, 2010] Bulgaria must go on with the project to build a second nuclear power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene, according to former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Favors German Investors for Nuclear Project [May 17, 2010] Bulgaria has all permits and could begin the construction of its second Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene as early as tomorrow, Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov says. [via YahooNews] More >>

Czech Media: Russia to Sue Bulgaria over Nuclear Project [May 17, 2010] The Russian company Atomstroiexport is preparing to file a lawsuit against the Bulgarian cabinet, the Czech media E15.cz reports. The cause of the legal action is the freezing of the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Bulgaria's Danube town of Belene. [via YahooNews] More >>

UK MEP Van Orden: Bulgaria Can Be Balkans' Energy Hub [Apr 26, 2010] The British MEP and former rapporteur for Bulgaria, Geoffrey Van Orden, is in Sofia, taking part in a roundtable dedicated to the project to build a second NPP in Bulgaria's Danube town of Belene. [via YahooNews] More >>

US Giant Westinghouse Might Build Nuclear Reactor in Bulgaria [Apr 07, 2010] Westinghouse is ready to consider building a seventh reactor in Bulgaria 's NPP Kozloduy (pictured). Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Wants 80% Participation in Bulgaria Belene NPP (Novinite.com) [Mar 23, 2010] The Russian corporation ?Atomstroyexport? is requesting 80% shares in the future project company to build Bulgaria's second Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists: Halting NPP Is National Treason (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] BSP issued a declaration stating nuclear energy in Bulgaria has no other alternative than the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene and every attempt to stop or freeze the project equals national treason. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists: Halting NPP Is National Treason (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria's PM Borisov (front) and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov (back) are on visit Tuesday to the site on which the Belene NPP is set to be constructed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Present Soviet Proof against Belene Nuke (Novinite.com) [Mar 05, 2010] Bulgaria?s rightist UDF has drafted a proposal, signed by 10 MPs, to halt the project to build a second Bulgarian NPP in the Danube town of Belene. File Photo [via YahooNews] More >>