Hyundai wins Bulgaria parliament nod for nuclear reactor talks

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co

23/02/2024 13:45

SOFIA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai
Engineering & Construction  000720.KS  won backing from
Bulgaria's parliament on Friday to proceed with talks on
building two nuclear reactors, beating out a bid from U.S. firm
Bechtel.
    The two had been short-listed for the engineering,
construction and commissioning of units 7 and 8 at the Kozloduy
nuclear plant using Westinghouse’s AP 1000 technology.
    In parliament 112 of 223 deputies present on Friday voted
for Hyundai, Bulgaria's BTA news agency reported. 
    Bulgaria announced plans last year for two reactors at
Kozloduy to add a combined 2,300 megawatts (MW) in capacity.
    Unit 7 is due to be completed by 2033. 
    Kozloduy is Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant and dates
back to the 1970s. It has two 1,000 MW Soviet-made reactors in
operation, with four others having been closed by 2007.

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