Westinghouse strikes deal to build Bulgaria nuclear reactor
Sofia (AFP) July 31, 2014 - Bulgaria's outgoing government greenlighted on Thursday a last-minute deal with Toshiba's US nuclear engineering unit Westinghouse to build a new reactor at the country's Kozloduy nuclear power plant. Energy is an extremely sensitive issue in the European Union's poorest country, which is seeking to wean itself away from almost total dependence on Russia for its gas and nuclear fuel imports ... more

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