Bulgaria signs nuclear energy accord with Westinghouse

By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, June 13, 2:26 PM

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria has come to an agreement with U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric Co. on future nuclear energy projects.

Under Monday’s agreement, Westinghouse will cooperate in the planned modernization of the two 1,000-megawatt reactors at Bulgaria’s only nuclear plant in Kozlodui. The licenses at the Russian-built reactors expire in 2017 and in 2019.


The document also envisages the use, storage, and recycling of nuclear fuel, and new nuclear facilities in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria has an established nuclear program dating back 35 years. Nuclear energy accounts for a third of the nation’s electricity generation.