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Building only one reactor at Cernavoda n-power plants would be more costly
Building only one reactor at the Cernavoda nuclear-power plant would be more costly, but the authorities do not think about scrapping the project, Director General Alexandru Sandulescu with Romania's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Millieu (MECMA) told a conference on Monday on the legislative challenges to energy, held by the Finantistii publication.
'The Economy Ministry does not take into account scrapping the projects for building units 3 and 4 at Cernavoda. We have to find investors. We are considering various versions. Building only one reactor would be more costly,' said Sandulescu.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Milieu Lucian Bode recently told Agerpres that MECMA considered three draft versions to draw up a project for the reactors of the Cernavoda nuclear-power plant, with one such version being building a single reactor instead of two.
'We are currently looking into three draft versions for building units 3 and 4 at Cernavoda. One of them would be modifying some terms and extending the selection of companies interested in the project in order to allow them more time to get involved in technology and equipment. Another version would consider scrapping the project and starting all over again,' Bode said in early March.
He also said that two companies from China and South Korea have so far bought the technical specifications for the reactors.
A Nuclearelectrica board in charge with conducting the process of drawing in new investors for units 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda nuclear-power plant has decided that part of the documents required for building committing bids for the two reactors shall be posted on the websites of MECMA, Nuclearelectrica and EnergoNuclear.
Given the latest developments in the actions conducted by EnergoNuclear, the project company, the need to update and complete information about the project and also the skepticism of the market over energy investments, the board noticed that an extension to September 15, 2012 was needed for the deadline by which potentially new investors interested in investing in the project, may draw up and submit committing bids, instead of March 15, 2012, as previously set.