OREANDA-NEWS. November 21, 2008. Atomstroyxport CJSC and CARSIB (European consortium of AREVA and Siemens) have signed an agreement for cooperation on the construction of Belene Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria.

CARSIB is to design monitoring and control systems and safety systems for the reactors and to deliver equipment for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and electric systems. It is also to supply refrigerating systems and auxiliary safety equipment, such as hydrogen recombiners.

Atomstroyexport and AREVA successfully cooperated under the project to modernize Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (Bulgaria). Presently, Atomstroyexport has started building Belene NPP with two 1000MW WWER reactors. The owner of the project is the National Electric Company of Bulgaria. The units are to be launched in 2014 and 2015.