NEWS

2024-12-20 18:02:00

Radev Meets with Westinghouse Electric Company CEO Patrick Fragman

Head of State Rumen Radev and the CEO of Westinghouse Electric Company Patrick Fragman, who is visiting Bulgaria on the occasion of the signing of a contract with Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant for safety analyses for the licensing of a new design of nuclear fuel assemblies compatible with the design of the fuel currently used in Unit 6 of the plant, discussed the prospects for Bulgaria in the field of nuclear energy.

During the talks, the Head of State stressed the key importance of ensuring the safe operation of the nuclear power plant, as well as providing Bulgarian companies, engineers and technical workers with the opportunity to participate in the activities related to the construction and operation of the new units. The President also raised the issue of the cost and timing of the construction of the new nuclear facilities.


 

MORE FROM NEWS

15 February 2025 | 17:05
The numerous crises in Europe's neighbouring regions make increasing investments in the defence and security sphere a necessity, but the capacities of each individual country should also be taken into account as to what percentage of its GDP it can allocate to this, the President stressed during a meeting with European Council President Antonio Costa on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference

15 February 2025 | 14:02
Rumen Radev underlined the importance of our country's initiative for the transmission of green energy from Azerbaijan to Europe via Turkiye, which is of interest for the whole region during a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan within the Munich Security Conference

15 February 2025 | 14:02
President Rumen Radev had a meeting with the President of the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan (AIRK) Nechirvan Barzani

15 February 2025 | 11:11
The Head of State pointed to the positive trend in the economic and investment cooperation, an indicator of which is the sustainable trade in goods, which for another year reached EUR 12 billion a year with a positive balance for this country