One of Bulgaria’s two commercially operational nuclear reactor units at the Kozloduy site is expected to stop using Russia-supplied nuclear fuel beyond 2024, according to outgoing energy minister Alexander Nikolov.
Mr Nikolov told BTV, one of Bulgaria’s national television stations, that the country will have an alternative supplier of nuclear fuel and it is a “matter of time” to switch to it.
Mr Nikolov, however, stopped short of naming any potential companies or countries involved in Sofia’s fuel diversification drive due to confidentiality concerns because the selection process is ongoing.
Mr Nikolov told BTV, one of Bulgaria’s national television stations, that the country will have an alternative supplier of nuclear fuel and it is a “matter of time” to switch to it.
Mr Nikolov, however, stopped short of naming any potential companies or countries involved in Sofia’s fuel diversification drive due to confidentiality concerns because the selection process is ongoing.
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