Putin tries to Rescue the Belene NPP in Bulgaria
Ecodefense Press release (Russia)
21/01/2008
During his visit to Bulgaria last Friday, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has reserved 3.8 billion Euros in its state budget for the Belene nuclear power plant (NPP).
Environmental organizations see this as a sign that the NPP is in dire
financial straits. "Both the Bulgarian government and the Russian
government are worried that the NPP will not get off the ground, because many (...)