Westinghouse Manager for Bulgaria Says 2032 Realistic for Westinghouse Reactor to Become Operational at Kozloduy NPP

UPDATED Westinghouse Manager for Bulgaria Says 2032 Realistic for Westinghouse Reactor to Become Operational at Kozloduy NPP

Yoanna Vodenova

Westinghouse Representative in Bulgaria Ivan Pironkov speaking at a conference on nuclear energy in Sofia, Mar. 28, 2023 (BTA Photo)

Sofia,

28.03.2023 16:27 | UPDATED 28.03.2023 16:57

(BTA)

Westinghouse Country Manager for Bulgaria Ivan Pironkov said on Tuesday during a conference on the development of nuclear energy, held in Sofia, that 2932 is a realistic deadline for a Westinghouse reactor to be operational at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant site, and Bulgaria could be the first country in Europe to commission the AP1000 reactor. He said that there are currently four such reactors operating in China and two more units are about to be commissioned in the US.