Russian Media: US Made Bulgaria Drop N-Plant!
Novinite Thursday 5th April, 2012
Bulgaria's recent decision to quit the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project was made under US pressure, according to an article published in the Russian Nezavisimaya Gazeta. The article has underlined the project's advantages, citing Bulgaria's increasing energy necessity, the low prices of nuclear energy and the decrease in greenhouse gas emissions...
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