Bulgaria Fumes as EU Demands Nuke Reactor Shutdowns

KOZLODUY, Bulgaria – At this sprawling nuclear plant in northern Bulgaria, Kiril Nikolov feels he is about to unwillingly betray his nation.

As part of the Balkan state’s treaty to join the European Union, he must shut down two of the plant’s four functioning reactors on Dec. 31, the day before entry.

It will reduce Bulgaria from the region’s leading energy exporter to a country that is merely self-sufficient in power and has sparked an outcry among politicians, media and scientists who say Brussels has tricked the Balkan state into destroying a symbol of national pride.
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