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Europe, Bulgaria: Future of nuclear energy in doubt

NGOs discuss the future of nuclear power in Europe and Bulgaria
Radio Bulgaria Written by: Darina Grigorova
Translated by: Daniela Konstantinova 28 August 09
On 28 and 29 August the town of Svishtov is hosting the Pan-European Energy Conference. It is organized by the Coalition BeleNE, meaning No to Belene where Belene is the site for a new Bulgarian nuclear plant. The forum seeks to identify the problems of the sector and to suggest a few solutions to them. Central to the conference is the need of a new energy strategy of Bulgaria; energy efficiency; and the future of nuclear energy in Europe.

Experts, scientists, environmentalists, journalists and NGO officials from more than 10 European countries will present their analyses of the energy market in the Balkans. They will discuss the opportunities for the development of renewable energy sources in Bulgaria. Another highlight of the meeting will be the Belene NPP and the arguments of environmentalists who have urged authorities to suspend the project. Participants will cast light on the impact that a future Belene NPP could have
 on the 100 km zone around the reactor in both Bulgaria and neighboring Romania. ………………..Apart from discussions the forum’s program includes open-air demonstrations. There will be a fire show with the motto, Do Not Play with Nuclear Fire, as well as a reproduction of the quake that shook he town of Svishtov on 4 March 1977. A special nuclear reactor model made of clay will be used to demonstrate what would happen if an earthquake strikes an NPP.

BNR • Radio Bulgaria • Life in Bulgaria •

August 29, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, EUROPE, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radiation, radioactive