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August 15, 2016

Bulgaria seeks private money for nuclear plant
Sofia (AFP) Aug 12, 2016
Bulgarian Prime Minister Bokyo Borisov said Friday that he wants to revive a partially built nuclear power plant constructed by Russia but abandoned in 2012 by attracting private investment. "We have to realise this project with private investment," Borisov told Nova television, citing the huge cost of compensation to Russian nuclear export monopoly Atomstroyexport, part of Rosatom. EU member Bulgaria scrapped plans for the Russian-built 2,000-megawatt nuclear plant near Belene on the Danube ri ... read more

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