SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has stepped up work to extend the lifespan of its two Soviet-made nuclear reactors by 30 years, its deputy energy minister said on Wednesday, as the Balkan country struggles to keep a lid on politically sensitive electricity costs.
The Kozloduy plant, by the Danube river on the border with Romania, has two 1,000 megawatt reactors that produce about 35 percent of Bulgaria's electricity and is also one of the cheapest sources of power.
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