Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant has signed a nuclear fuel supply deal with a French firm in an effort to replace shipments from Russia in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The state-owned Kozloduy plant on the Danube River currently relies on Russian fuel for its two Soviet-built 1,000-megawatt reactors. Under the 10-year agreement signed on December 30, Framatome, a subsidiary of French energy giant EDF, will supply nuclear fuel to Kozloduy's Unit 5 reactor from early 2025. Last week, Kozloduy signed a similar contract with Westinghouse Electric Sweden to deliver nuclear fuel for its other operational reactor from 2024.
Bulgaria Moves To Replace Russian Nuclear Fuel Supplies
Units 5 and 6 of the Bulgarian nuclear power plant are shown at sunrise in the town of Kozloduy.