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Two safety scares in June at nuclear plants in Slovenia and the Czech Republic have led to renewed calls for Europe to abandon nuclear power. But with energy prices soaring, the nuclear sector is actually on the rise. The plant provides a third of the country's electricity needs The EU already has the highest number of nuclear plants in the world and Bulgaria is leading those member states determined to increase their nuclear dependence. Nestling in the heart of the countryside, not far from the Danube, the Kozloduy nuclear plant powers Bulgaria's economy. Over one third of the country's electricity comes from this sprawling showcase of Soviet design, which started operating in 1974. In the vast turbine hall at Kozloduy's Unit Six, the noise is deafening and the temperature reaches 40 degrees. A small Bulgarian tricolour... [read full story]
