Russia Extends Deal on Nuclear Fuel Supplies to Bulgaria
March 11, 2006
Russia extends deal on nuclear fuel supplies to Bulgaria
SOFIA, March 10 (Xinhua) — Russia has extended an agreement with Bulgaria’s Kosloduy nuclear plant to continue supplying it with nuclear fuel until at least 2020, Bulgarian newspapers reported on Friday.
An extension deal was signed earlier in the week in Moscow between Russia’s nuclear fuel corporation TVEL and Kosloduy, the reports said.
The agreement conforms with European standards for transport, processing, storage and consumption of fuel for nuclear generators, the reports said.