The Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) has authorised Kozloduy NPP-New Build, the state-owned company in charge of new-build, to begin site selection activities for a planned new eighth nuclear power unit at the Kozloduy nuclear power station in northern Bulgaria.
The company said in a statement it had received the permit on 27 October 2025 after a detailed regulatory review. Kozloduy NPP-New Build submitted an application in February 2025.
The statement said the permit marks the formal start of the siting and licensing process for Unit 8, the second of two new reactor units proposed for the Kozloduy site expansion project.
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