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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 >>

Rosatom Offers Bulgaria Yet Another Extension of Belene NPP Contract [Mar 23, 2012] Russia's state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom has made it clear it is ready to agree on yet another extension of the contract with the Bulgarian government for the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant. The currently active extension of the 2006 deal between Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK and Rosatom's subsidiary Atomstroyexport is set to expire at the end of March 2012 ... [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, Russia Agree on New Nuclear Project Delay [Oct 03, 2011] Bulgaria and Russia have reached an agreement to extend the negotiations over Belene nuclear project by another six months as of the beginning of October amidst continuing haggling over its price and feasibility. Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK and Russia's Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Rosatom, signed on September 30 a new annex extending by the end of March 2012 their contract for ... [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, Russia in New Clash over Nuclear Project Delay [Jun 24, 2011] Much to the surprise of the government in Sofia, Russia has announced it has not been informed of Bulgaria's decision to freeze Belene nuclear project for another three months as of July. "Rosatom has not received Bulgaria's proposal for freezing talks on Belene", the CEO of the Russian state company, contracted for the construction of the nuclear plant, Sergey Kirienko said in Moscow. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian Media: Bulgaria Plays Daredevil over Belene Delay [Jun 20, 2011] Bulgaria does not seem scared by the prospect of being taken to arbitration by the Russian contractor Rosatom as it plans to miss the July 1 deadline for signing a final agreement for the construction of Belene nuclear plant, Russian media comments. Bulgaria suspended negotiations with Rosatom over Belene nuclear project for three months and in this way breached its commitment to sign an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria May Decide on Belene Nuclear Plant after June 1 [Apr 19, 2011] Bulgaria's government may be forced to extend the deadline, until when the Russian contractor wants to be decided whether to push ahead with building a nuclear power plant at Belene, the energy minister has said. Bulgaria's main electricity utility NEK and Russia's state-owned Rosatom Corp. have been in talks since the beginning of the month on extending an accord to build a 2,000 megawatt ... [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 >>

Bulgaria's NEK Head Fired over Blunder in Nuclear Talks with Rosatom [Apr 05, 2011] Bulgaria's Economy Minister Traicho Traikov has fired the head of the National Electric Company NEK Krasimir Parvanov over a blunder in the negotiations with Russian company Rosatom for the construction of the Belene NPP. Expect details... [via YahooNews] More >>

'Last-Minute' Bulgaria-Russia Talks on Belene Nuclear Plant Drag On [Apr 01, 2011] The last-minute talks between Bulgaria's NEK and Russia's Rosatom over the fate of the Belene nuclear plant project, which were supposed to be concluded Thursday night, have dragged on. According to the press center of Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK, there is "nothing to report" about the talks in Sofia, while Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov told BNT that the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Belene NPP to Endure Apocalyptic Tornado ? Rosatom Official [Mar 17, 2011] Bulgaria's Belene Nuclear Power Plant is supposed to endure a once-in-a-100 000 years tornado, Kiril Komarov, a representative of the Russian Rosatom company stated in Bulgaria. According to Komarov, as much as 40% of the total cost for the power plant will account for the implementation of security systems, including such that prevent the active zone's melting. Passive safety systems have been ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Rosatom Denies Holding Price Talks with Bulgaria over Belene NPP [Mar 13, 2011] Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has refuted a Bulgarian minister's statements that it is currently negotiating with Bulgaria over the price for the construction of the second Bulgarian nuclear power plant in Belene. "We would like to clarify that at present there are no official talks with Rosatom for the price of the Belene NPP project," Rosatom declared in a statement to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia strike new deal on Belene nuclear plant [Nov 30, 2010] Sofia - Bulgaria and Russia on Tuesday singed a memorandum of understanding to finalize the troubled Belene nuclear plant project. The Bulgarian National Eclectric Company (NEK) and the Russian Rosatom will form a joint venture for Belene within four months, with Sofia holding 51 per cent of its capital. [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 >>

Russian Energy Projects in Bulgaria 'Hanging in Balance' (Novinite.com) [Feb 22, 2010] Rosatom CEO Kiriyenko, Russian Energy Minister Shmatko and Bulgaria's Traikov (L to R) in Sofia Friday. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>