Parliament to Hear Officials over Kozloduy NPP Reactor Shutdowns 2026

Balgarianovinite.com Parliament will hear on February 19 representatives of Kozloduy NPP and the competent authorities regarding the emergency shutdowns of Unit 6 at the nuclear power plant, MPs decided on Wednesday with 107 votes in favour, 86 against and 14 abstentions. The proposal was put forward by MP Yordan Todorov of Vazrazhdane.
Lawmakers agreed to hear outgoing Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov, Kozloduy NPP CEO Ivan Andreev and Nuclear Regulatory Agency Chair Tsanko Bachiyski, concerning potential violations of regulatory and legal requirements related to changes in design equipment and the use of uncertified components at Kozloduy NPP, which led to three emergency shutdowns of Unit 6, creating risks for Bulgaria’s energy and national security and losses amounting to tens of millions of euros.
As the first item on Wednesday’s agenda, MPs scheduled the first reading of a bill amending the Penal Code, tabled by Iskra Mihaylova (MRF – New Beginning) and a group of MPs, following a proposal by Hamid Hamid (MRF – New Beginning), adopted with 145 votes in favour, 45 against and 11 abstentions.
The next item on the agenda is the first reading of five bills amending the Health Act. MPs are also expected to discuss a bill ratifying an international agreement on the acquisition of a mobile missile (NSM) coastal defence system (CDS) and an international agreement on a Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS), along with related support and equipment. Parliament to Hear Officials over Kozloduy NPP Reactor Shutdowns 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-18 09:44:04 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law