An outage of Kozloduy nuclear power plant's Unit 6 for preventive maintenance is planned as of 29 September.
The preventive technical maintenance and the planned measures connected with the plant’s long-term exploitation will go on until the beginning of November. The reactor will be refueled with fresh nuclear fuel for the next, 27th fuel campaign. During the 12 months of the previous, 26th fuel campaign, reactor No. 6 produced over 8.2 billion kWh of electric energy.
The other, 5th reactor of Kozloduy NPP will continue functioning according to schedule.
On a proposal by the Council of Ministers, the heads of the State Intelligence Agency and the State Agency Technical Operations will, from now on, be elected by the National Assembly, BNR’s Maria Fileva reports. This means the president’s powers..
Three new electric locomotives Siemens Smartron are entering service as of today, Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov has announced. Two of them will be running along the Sofia-Burgas line, and one – along the Sofia-Russe line. The new..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen inaugurated the reconstructed main irrigation canal Trakiets near Konush village. The reconstruction increases..
Matan Angrest, who holds Bulgarian and Israeli citizenship, was among the twenty hostages released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip , the Israeli Ministry of..
Education Minister Krasimir Valchev is set to propose a public debate on banning social media for children under 15, reports BNR correspondent Nezabravka..
An initiative committee led by the historian Georgi Markov, has proposed that a monument to Khan Asparuh, the founder of the Bulgarian state, be erected..
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