Greenpeace Urges Bulgaria To Halt Nuclear Plant Project

Greenpeace activists urged Bulgaria on Thursday to halt a project to build a second nuclear plant on the Danube River and instead opt for renewable energy sources, the environmental organization said.

The Balkan country, with one nuclear plant in the Danube town of Kozlodui, has also launched a euro2 billion (US$2.46 billion) tender to build a second plant in Belene.

Two consortiums — one led by the Czech Skoda company and another by Russia’s Atomstroyexport — have submitted bids in the Belene project, and the winner was expected to be chosen by year-end.

Amsterdam, Netherlands-based Greenpeace International, however, urged Bulgaria to review renewable energy alternatives.

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