Unit 1

Reactor type: VVER-440, model В-230, with two independent channels of the safety systems.
Commissioning: October 1974
Shut down: With resolution of the Council of ministries shut down on 31 December 2002
License of operation: Series “Е”, № 03492/18.10.2010, with validity term until 17 October 2015. Scope – a facility for radioactive waste management, which is a subject to decommissioning.
Current condition: Based on the new license of operation, issued on SE RAW from October 18, 2010 Unit 1 is a facility for radioactive waste management, part of SE RAW. The license is issued by NRA in relation to Council of Ministers’ Decision № 839 from 20.12.2008, regarding the promulgation of Units 1 and 2 for radioactive waste management facilities.

News: Presentation of the National Report under the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management in the framework of the fourth Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties, Vienna, May 15, 2012 15.05.2012; 5-th Spring School JINR-Bulgaria 15.05.2012; Fourth Review Meeting of Contracting Parties for the Joint Convention, IAEA, Vienna, 14-23 May 2012 14.05.2012; More…

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