Türkiye is not the only country where it will be nuclear power plant in our area. NPP they are in Bulgaria and Romania, while Egypt also put a bow on her construction of a nuclear power plant.

in Bulgaria two reactors – out of six – in operation at the plant in Kozloduy, while it is planned to create a second plant in Belen from 2020. In 2002, he closed reactors 1 and 2, and in 2006, as part of the EU accession negotiations, he also closed reactors 3 and 4. In 2010, cracks were found in the pipelines, but there was no leakage of radioactivity. In 2011, cracks were again found, this time in the control rods of reactor 5. In the same year, the International Atomic Energy Agency stress tested the two remaining reactors. In fact, in 2017, reactor No. 5 was extended its service life by 10 years, and in 2019, reactor No. 6 was extended until 2029. The checks were carried out by Russian and French specialists.

Romania has two nuclear reactors at Cernavoda, which produce about 20% of its electricity. electricity. The country’s first reactor began operating in 1996. The second was put into operation in May 2007. In 2018, the alarm was raised as the nuclear reactor was automatically disconnected from the national grid. nuclear power. And although the first information spoke of a serious accident, the management company reassured the public, saying that shutting down the reactor does not pose a danger to nuclear safety, citizens and the environment.

In July 2022, Russia – again through Rosatom – began building a nuclear power plant in Egypt. The El Daba power plant will include two reactors with a capacity of about 1,200 megawatts each, about the same as the reactors at Akoyu. Egypt said most of the construction costs would be covered by a $25 billion Russian loan, while other construction details of the project were not disclosed.

The energy crisis and attempts to wean Europe off Russian hydrocarbons have again brought back the issue of using nuclear energy as an alternative, certainly cheap and some kind of green solution – in relation to coal and natural gas. Germany toyed with the idea of ​​restarting nuclear plants early last year, but the idea didn’t move forward due to backlash from the Greens, a coalition partner. France sought to obtain a green certificate for nuclear power and be included in the EU plan. for renewable energy, arguing that it is a key tool for reducing carbon emissions. However, his proposal was rejected the day before yesterday by the Council of Ministers of Energy, as he found a solid front of eleven member states led by Austria against him.