August 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's energy ministry said on Monday that the construction of a national facility for disposal of radioactive waste will be launched on Tuesday near the country's sole nuclear power plant (NPP) Kozloduy.
The National Disposal Facility project, financed from the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF) through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, will be implemented by State Enterprise Radioactive Waste (SERAW), the ministry said in a statement.
The commissioning of the National Disposal Facility will complete the cycle of radioactive waste management in Bulgaria, providing the safe and permanent insulation of waste from the environment and people.
The National Disposal Facility is also a key factor in the successful completion of the decommissioning activities at the closed four nuclear reactors in Kozloduy.
The nuclear power plant in Kozloduy, on the Danube river, remained with two operational reactors of 1,000 MW each after the country closed down four older units of 440 MW each to address nuclear safety concerns of the European Union prior to its accession to the bloc. Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007.
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