Kozloduy (Bulgarian: Козлодуй pronounced [kozɫoˈduj]) is a town in northwest Bulgaria, located in Vratsa Province, on the Danube River. The city was liberated from Ottoman rule on 23 November 1877 by the Romanian Army under the command of the Imperial Russian Army.

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 …

Welcome to the site of Kozloduy NPP - the main electricity generating plant in Bulgaria. An OSART (Operational Safety Review Team) Mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) took place at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant from 18 November to 5 December 2024.

Kozloduy NPP is the only nuclear power plant in Bulgaria and the country's major electricity producer, providing for more than one third of the national annual electricity generation.

Oct 9, 2024 · The Kozloduy nuclear power plant is in the northwest of Bulgaria on the Danube River and provides about 34% of the country's electricity. It features two VVER-1000 units currently in operation, which have both been through refurbishment and life extension programmes to enable extension of operation from 30 to 60 years.

Oct 25, 2023 · The Council of Ministers in Bulgaria has given the go-head for the construction of the new unit 7 and preparatory work for unit 8 at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, with both to feature AP1000 reactors.

Nov 5, 2024 · An engineering contract for the construction of new capacity at the Kozloduy NPP has been signed at Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers by project company Kozloduy NPP New Build and the Westinghouse-Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) consortium.

Jun 12, 2020 · The Kozloduy nuclear power station located near Vratsa is the only nuclear power plant operating in Bulgaria. Owned and operated by Kozloduy NPP, a subsidiary of state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), the country’s sole nuclear power facility has been producing electricity since 1974.

Jun 14, 2023 · Westinghouse Electric Company today announced it signed a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for a new AP1000® reactor to be located at the Kozloduy site.

Sep 19, 2024 · The deadline to express an interest in the construction of the proposed two new units at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria has passed, with five companies submitting applications.