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Bulgaria Officially Tells Russia It Scrapped Belene NPP [Mar 29, 2012] Bulgaria has sent a note to Russia asking it to launch negotiations on the cancellation of the two countries' Belene nuclear power plant project that was to be built in Bulgaria, according to a report. On Thursday, Russian Deputy PM Igor Sechin is expected to meet with representatives of the Russian Energy Ministry and state-owned company Rosatom in order to form Russia's official stance on the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Scrap Belene NPP - Report [Mar 28, 2012] Bulgaria will officially cancel the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project on Wednesday, according to a report. "Prime Minister Borisov called me at 12:20 today and told me that the Belene NPP project is canceled," journalist Ivo Indzhev wrote in his blog on Wednesday. Bulgaria keeps holding its breath because it is anticipated that Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will inform Wednesday the members of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kostov: Agony over Belene N-Plant Continues [Mar 26, 2012] Bulgaria's agony over plans for a second nuclear power plant continues unabated, a rightist leader said on Monday as the final decision on the project was delayed yet again. Uncertainty over the fate of Belene nuclear power plant project only intensified on Monday after a keenly-awaited phone conversation between the prime ministers of Bulgaria and Russia. According to media reports Prime ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hasn?t Told Russia It Quits Belene NPP [Mar 19, 2012] Bulgaria's government has not informed Russia's state-owned Rosatom that it wants to quit the two countries' Belene nuclear power plant project. No project exists for Bulgaria to place the reactor originally meant for Belene in its Kozloduy NPP instead, the Russian Kommersant daily has also revealed. The daily has pointed out that Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has voiced several ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria May Hold Referendum on Belene NPP, Shale Gas [Mar 16, 2012] Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has revealed that a referendum may determine the future of the country's Belene nuclear power plant project, as well as the potential shale gas exploration. "I'll ask President Rosen Plevneliev to initiate a referendum on Belene and on shale gas," he told the Bulgarian National Television. Borisov's revelation came as he explained why he fired Economy and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Still Hopeful for Belene NPP despite Counter Suits with Russia [Aug 20, 2011] Even though it is tangled in counter-suits with Russia, Bulgaria's government still hopes that the talks for the Belene nuclear power plant project have a future, Mihail Andonov, head of the Bulgarian National Electric Company NEK has indicated. Andonov's milder statement comes a day after NEK declared that the Russian state company Atomstroyexport had failed to comply with the ultimatum issued ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Decides Fate of Embattled Utilities Head [Apr 14, 2011] Bulgaria's energy holding, which groups the country's top energy assets, is expected to decide on Thursday the fate of the National Electric Company head following objections to a deal he signed with Russian partners for the nuclear power plant project in Belene. Bulgaria's main electricity utility and Russia's state-owned Rosatom Corp. have been in talks over the past week on extending an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

HSBC to advise Bulgaria on Belene nuclear plant [Apr 13, 2011] British-based global banking giant HSBC is to advise Bulgaria on the economic feasibility of its planned Belene nuclear power plant project, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ministers Make Up, Tie Up N-Plant with Output Price [Apr 10, 2011] Bulgaria's government will make up its mind about the future of its second nuclear power plant project in Belene, depending on how profitable the export price of its output will be, the government said on Sunday. The statement, voiced by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov at the opening of the first round of the World Motocross Championship in the town of Sevlievo, was surprisingly shared by both ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Delays Answer to Nuclear Dilemma by 3 Months [Mar 19, 2011] Bulgaria's government will delay its decision whether to go ahead with its second nuclear power plant project or not by at least another three months over concerns about safety and costs. "We have to make a pause of at least three months to comply with all European decisions for beefing up safety measures, which might be taken," Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov announced, referring to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Ties up Belene Nuclear Project with HSBC Report [Mar 17, 2011] Bulgaria's government will make up its mind whether to go ahead with its second nuclear power plant project or not only after the assessment by consultant HSBC is ready, the prime minister has said. "A contract for consultancy services will be signed very soon with HSBC and its conclusions will be the answer to the question whether or not Belene nuclear power plant will be built," Boyko Borisov ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Pressed to Fork Out EUR 67 M by End-2010 for N-Plant [Jul 29, 2010] Bulgaria must pay by the end of the year an installment of EUR 67 M for its second nuclear power plant project, which has stalled over lack of a new investor and funding, a deputy minister has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Likely to Pay Penalties if Belene NPP Project is Stopped (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] Bulgaria Energy, Economy and Tourism Minister, Traicho Traikov, has stated that if Bulgaria stopped the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project it ?would likely have to pay penalties?. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister: Belene NPP May Involve EU Partners (Novinite.com) [Jan 27, 2010] Bulgaria Energy, Economy and Tourism Minister, Traicho Traikov, has stated that high quality energy companies from all over Europe, not just Germany, may show interest in the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project. [via YahooNews] More >>