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CLOSURE OF BULGARIA'S NPP MAY LEAD TO BALKAN ENERGY INSTABILITY

Tue, Apr 18 2006 16:17 CET 547 Views

After the closure of the third and fourth reactors of Kozlodui nuclear power plant, Bulgaria will stop exporting energy to the other Balkan countries.

EU insists the blocks are closed in December 2006, BGNES news agency reported.
Kozlodui executive director Ivan Ivanov said that 50 per cent of the exported energy on the Balkans comes from Bulgaria. At present, the country exports more than 900 kilowatts an hour to Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Albania.
Greece and Macedonia have already expressed their worries that the closure of the reactors may lead to energy and social instability in the region. 
Numerous inspections have proved the closure is unnecessary, as the reactors are technically safe, Ivanov said. In June the NPP will be renovated but if the verdict of the EU remains the same, the reactors will be stopped in December and preserved. In case Bulgarian politicians lobby to EU institutions, the reactors may once again be brought back to life soon after their closure.
However, some EU officials insist the reactors should be destructed instead of preserved.

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