Atomstroyexport wins Belene contract

ByRod Adams

The Bulgarian Belene nuclear power plant facility was begun in 1984, but never completed. In 2005, Bulgaria decided to renew construction and finish the planned dual unit plant. It invited international bids and received packages from two consortia, one led by the Russian firm Atomstroyexport that includes Siemens and Areva, and one led by the Czech Republic firm Skoda that includes Westinghouse.

According to Russian Atomstroyexport to construct Belene NPP in Bulgaria the winner in the exhaustive competition has been decided. It is interesting to read about the quantity of correspondence and paper involved in the process of determining the best supplier for this project.

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Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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