At the Bulgarian Kozloduy nuclear power plant in slomalis pumps sixth block.

Technical problems have led to accidental disconnection of four pumps at the sixth block in the Bulgarian Kozloduy nuclear power plant. Zakonservirovanny third block of the power station of Bulgaria going to run again in operation in case of continuation of the gas crisis, the site News.bg.
As a result, turn off the pump power of the sixth unit was reduced. At present, the fault in the cooling system of reactor already removed, within 24 hours of the sixth unit will be launched at full power. According to the Ministry of Economy of Bulgaria, the leakage of radiation did not happen, the radiation background at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Normal.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said on Friday, January 16, that all the technical arrangements for the launch of the zakonservirovannogo third power plant in Kozloduy completed. In the case of continuing gas crisis in relation to the outstanding dispute between Russia and Ukraine, to start the unit in operation will require a maximum of 45 days.
Stanishev said that before starting the unit, "we must carefully weigh the political risks."
NPP Kozloduy was built in cooperation with the Soviet Union in the 1970's. When joining the EU, Bulgaria was forced to zakonservirovat four blocks of the station because they did not meet the safety requirements of the EU. The fifth and sixth units in 2005-2006 successfully upgrading and are currently in operation.
To compensate for decommissioned facilities Bulgaria is constructing a nuclear power plant in the town of Belene.