Bulgaria / Country Will Be Looking To Switch Away From Russian Nuclear Fuel By 2024

Alternative fuel supply tender expected “within weeks”
Country Will Be Looking To Switch Away From Russian Nuclear Fuel By 2024
Bulgaria no longer receives natural gas supplies from Russia and has been considering to look for alternative nuclear fuel supplies for its two-unit Kozloduy plant. Image courtesy Flickr / Lukas Plewnia.
Bulgaria will be looking to find new nuclear fuel suppliers for its Kozloduy nuclear power station by the end of 2024, according to a draft recent decision passed by the national parliament’s energy committee.

Currently the Balkan country receives nuclear fuel from Russia’s state-owned Tvel company under a 2019 contract which is set to expire in 2025.

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