Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
The Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Bulgaria situated 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Sofia and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Kozloduy, a town on the Danube river, near the border with Romania. It is the country's only nuclear power plant and the largest in the region. The construction of the first reactor began on 6 April 1970.
| Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Location | Kozloduy |
| Coordinates | 43°44′46″N 23°46′14″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1970 |
| Commission date | 28 October 1974 1974 (Unit 1) 1975 (Unit 2) 1980 (Unit 3) 1982 (Unit 4) 1987 (Unit 5) 1991 (Unit 6) |
| Decommission date | 2004 (Units 1 & 2) 2007 (Units 3 & 4) |
| Owner(s) | |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER-440 VVER-1000 |
| Thermal capacity | 2 x 3,120 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 x 1088 MWe (gross) |
| Units planned | 1 x 1,250 MWe |
| Units decommissioned | 4 x 440 MWe (gross) |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,176 MW |
| Capacity factor | 87.2% (2014-2018) |
| Annual net output | 16,023 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Kozloduy NPP currently manages two pressurized water reactors with a total gross output of 2,000 MWe and 1,966 MW net. Units 5 and 6, constructed in 1987 and 1991, respectively are VVER-1000 reactors. By 2017, Unit 5 was to be upgraded to reach a capacity of 1,100 MWe, as part of a programme to extend the life of the unit by 30 years. A seventh 1,000 MW unit may be installed, using parts from the terminated Belene project for which Bulgaria has paid 600 million euros. An eighth unit is also under consideration.
The older and smaller Units 1 to 4 were all shut down by 2007. Two spent fuel storage facilities are part of the power plant.