Belene Nuclear Power Plant (unfinished) | under construction

Bulgaria / Pleven / Belene /
 under construction, nuclear power plant
Project capacity of this NPP is 4000MW (4 blocks). The construction of Belene NPP started in 09/2008. Total cost of this project will be eur 4 billion, and initially two blocks by 1000 MW each will be built.

joint-project.org/belene.htm
www.power-technology.com/projects/belene-nuclear/
www.expats.bg/wikis/2/Belene-Nuclear-Power-Plant-Projec...
www.banktrack.org/project/belene_nuclear_power_plant
bankwatch.org/project/belene-nuclear-power-plant-bulgar...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belene_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   43°37'58"N   25°11'54"E

Comments

  • A number of environmental and anti-nuclear organizations (including Greenpeace) have declared their opposition to the plant's construction. The arguments used by Greenpeace against the project include:[2] alleged negative effect on the tourist industry and the agriculture of northern Bulgaria alleged safety issues over the Russian technology used (VVER-1000) location in a seismic active zone too expensive, the money could be better invested in alternative energy sources allegedly dangerous in case of a terrorist attack alleged problems with the transportation, procession and preservation of the nuclear waste. Concerns regarding the construction of the plant have mainly been felt in nearby Romania, with articles in the newspapers such as Cotidianul, România Liberă and Ziarul even going as far as comparing the project with Chernobyl despite a new generation of VVER reactors is to be used, and not the cheaper graphite-moderated RBMK series like Chernobyl's.[3] There is also considerable doubt regarding the project's financial effectiveness, with no economic grounds being published as of May 2006. In addition to this, no investor is willing to execute the project without considerable financial state support.