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Bulgaria, Russia to review nuclear plant deal

AP
posted: 71 DAYS 21 HOURS AGO
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SOFIA, Bulgaria -Bulgaria's new conservative government and Russia have agreed to review existing contracts to build a new 2,000 megawatt nuclear power plant in the Balkan country.
Officials from the two countries say a revised deal would allow Bulgaria to privatize part of its stake in the euro4 billion ($5.9 billion) Belene nuclear plant on the Danube River.
But Bulgarian government officials have raised the possibility of scrapping the venture altogether.
Bulgaria currently holds a 51 percent stake in the nuclear plant project, while Germany's RWE AG holds 49 percent.
A contract with Russia's Attomstroyexport for the construction of the plant was signed in January 2008 by the previous Socialist government.
Officials from Bulgaria and Russia met Friday.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
2009-09-18 14:38:46
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