Nuclear power plants in Bulgaria (view)
 Active plants
 Unfinished/future plants

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. This makes Bulgaria the 21st-largest user of nuclear power in the world. 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] Efforts in May 2018 to restart the Belene project were unsuccessful. As of 2022, Bulgaria plans to construct new reactors at the existing Kozloduy site.[3]

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[4] but it didn't happen as predicted.

Reactors

This section is an excerpt from List of commercial nuclear reactors § Bulgaria.[edit]
Plant
name		 Unit
No.		 Type Model Status Capacity
(MW)		 Begin
building		 Commercial
operation		 Closed
Kozloduy1PWRVVER-440/V-230Shut down4081 Apr 197028 Oct 197431 Dec 2002
2PWRVVER-440/V-230Shut down4081 Apr 197010 Nov 197531 Dec 2002
3PWRVVER-440/V-230Shut down4081 Oct 197320 Jan 198131 Dec 2006
4PWRVVER-440/V-230Shut down4081 Oct 197320 Jun 198231 Dec 2006
5PWRVVER-1000/V-320Operational10039 Jul 198023 Dec 1988
6PWRVVER-1000/V-320Operational10031 Apr 198230 Dec 1993
7PWRAP1000Planned[5]1150(2033)[5]
8PWRAP1000Planned[5]1150
Belene1PWRVVER-1000/V-320
VVER-1000/V-446B		Unfinished953
1011		1987
2008
2PWRVVER-1000/V-320
VVER-1000/V-446B		Unfinished953
1011		1987
2008

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nuclear Power in Bulgaria". World Nuclear Organization. August 2010. Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  2. ↑ Bulgaria quits Belene Nuclear Power Plant project, Novinite, 28 March 2012
  3. ↑ "Bulgaria abandons Belene, announces new reactors at Kozloduy". 2022-02-16.
  4. ↑ “Nuclear Power in Bulgaria.” World Nuclear Association February 2008. < http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf87.html Archived 2009-01-21 at the Wayback Machine>
  5. 1 2 3 "Bulgaria to push ahead with two new units at Kozloduy". world-nuclear-news.org. World Nuclear News. 25 Oct 2023. Retrieved 3 Nov 2023.
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