US-based nuclear equipment manufacturer Westinghouse Electric has signed an agreement with Bulgaria’s state-owned company Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild (KNPP-Newbuild) to begin planning for a proposed deployment of one or two AP1000 pressurised water reactor units.
KNPP-Newbuild, established in 2012, is responsible for preparing the expansion of Bulgaria’s only commercial nuclear power station at Kozloduy.
Westinghouse said the agreement establishes a joint working group to begin the planning process and evaluate regulatory, licensing and design aspects for the proposed new-build project at Kozloduy.
Bulgaria has two Russia-designed VVER-1000 PWR units in commercial operation at Kozloduy, on the Danube River in the north of the country.
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