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Unit 6 at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant is back online following its annual maintenance, reconnecting to the national electricity grid on the evening of 1 December. The maintenance program, which started on 25 October 2025, included thorough preventive inspections, servicing of critical systems, and all tasks required under the plant’s annual upkeep schedule. During

Bulgaria’s only nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, announced that Unit 6 will undergo its annual maintenance shutdown from October 25 to December 1. According to the plant’s management, all planned work is fully funded and will be carried out by qualified personnel, ensuring the maintenance process meets the highest technical standards. During this period, systems and

Unit 6 of Bulgaria’s only nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, continues to experience issues with one of its steam generators, according to Nuclear Regulatory Agency Chair Tsanko Bachiyski. The problem affects just one of the eight generators in operation, but repeated cracks have been detected in a particular section. To resolve the issue, NPP Kozloduy has

Unit 6 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant was taken offline on 17 July, to carry out planned maintenance after operators identified a leak in the heat-carrier circuit of its third steam generator. This precautionary measure aims to safeguard both the operational integrity of the unit and ensure dependable electricity delivery throughout the peak of

Bulgaria has entered into a major financing agreement with U.S. banking giant Citi to support the construction of units 7 and 8 at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant. The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy has described the deal as a critical milestone in the nation’s most ambitious energy project in decades. Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov led

The operator of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power plant has announced that Unit 6 will be taken offline at the end of this week, on July 19, to address a small coolant leak discovered in the third steam generator. The scheduled maintenance is expected to be completed by the end of the month. This precautionary shutdown

The Bulgarian nuclear power plant Kozloduy has confirmed that the recent drop in the Danube River’s water level has not affected its operations or electricity production. On July 4, 2025, water depth at the plant’s intake measured 21.50 meters, which remains 0.53 meters above the record low observed at the end of summer in 2003.