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| Russia wins Bulgaria nuclear deal | Russia wins Bulgaria nuclear deal |
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| A Russian firm, Atomstroyexport, has won a contract to build a nuclear power plant by the River Danube in Bulgaria. | A Russian firm, Atomstroyexport, has won a contract to build a nuclear power plant by the River Danube in Bulgaria. |
| The two 1,000-megawatt reactors will cost 3.9bn euros (£2.6bn; $5.1bn). | The two 1,000-megawatt reactors will cost 3.9bn euros (£2.6bn; $5.1bn). |
| The Russian firm, in which Russian energy giant Gazprom has a 49% stake, will work jointly with France's Areva and Germany's Siemens, Reuters reports. | The Russian firm, in which Russian energy giant Gazprom has a 49% stake, will work jointly with France's Areva and Germany's Siemens, Reuters reports. |
| The first unit at Belene is planned to be ready in six-and-a-half years. An earlier Belene project was frozen in 1991 amid environmental concerns. | The first unit at Belene is planned to be ready in six-and-a-half years. An earlier Belene project was frozen in 1991 amid environmental concerns. |
| Decommissioning | Decommissioning |
| Both the Russian firm and a rival Czech consortium led by Skoda JS, had offered to use an existing 1,000 MW pressurised water reactor that Bulgaria had bought in the earlier Belene project. | Both the Russian firm and a rival Czech consortium led by Skoda JS, had offered to use an existing 1,000 MW pressurised water reactor that Bulgaria had bought in the earlier Belene project. |
| But Bulgaria decided the older unit would not be used, Reuters reports. | But Bulgaria decided the older unit would not be used, Reuters reports. |
| The Soviet-built Kozloduy plant began operating in 1974 An official at Russia's atomic power agency Rosatom told Russia's Itar-Tass news agency that "all characteristics of the project offered to Bulgaria are consistent with the norms and requirements of the International Atomic Energy Agency". | |
| The Belene plant will use two third-generation water-cooled VVER-1000 reactors. | The Belene plant will use two third-generation water-cooled VVER-1000 reactors. |
| Bulgaria, set to join the European Union in January, agreed to close four Soviet-designed reactors at a nuclear plant in Kozloduy. The two oldest reactors there have already been shut down. | Bulgaria, set to join the European Union in January, agreed to close four Soviet-designed reactors at a nuclear plant in Kozloduy. The two oldest reactors there have already been shut down. |
| Decommissioning of the old nuclear reactors was a condition for EU accession talks. | Decommissioning of the old nuclear reactors was a condition for EU accession talks. |
| Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko said the Belene deal marked "Russia's return to the European market of nuclear technologies". | Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko said the Belene deal marked "Russia's return to the European market of nuclear technologies". |