Unit 1 of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant will be halted as of 2026 for retooling works, which will take two years and will extend its service life by 30 years, Romeo Urjan, the head of the Technical and Retooling Division of Nuclearelectrica stated on Monday. “As of 2026, Unit 1 of Cernavoda will stop for the actual works. Until then, we are making all the necessary preparations. We will make a feasibility study which will be concluded by 2021 and then we will carry out the demarches for the procurement of the equipment, which need to be ordered 3-4-5 years prior, being specific products,” Urjan told a profile conference. According to him the feasibility study will say the exact value of the investment, which, according to estimates, ranges between 1.2 and 1.5 billion Euro. “After two years of retooling, Unit 1 will function for another 30 years. Thus we will have a plant as good as new for another 30 years, as opposed to the costs of a new plant, which would be double or even triple. The economic advantage is therefore clear,” the Nuclearelectrica official added. Nuclearelectrica operates the Nuclear Power Plant of Cernavoda, where two CANDU 6-type reactors are working, with a total power of 1,400 MW. They ensure approximately 20 percent of the national production of electricity. Unit 1 was put into service in 1996, and Unit 2 in 2007.
A new CURS poll published on Sunday, June 29, shows that if local elections were held in Bucharest next Sunday, reformist party USR would obtain 27%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 22%, and far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) with 18%. The National Liberal Party (PNL) comes in fourth, […]
Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest indicted three individuals for an EUR 100 million fraud in a case involving both EU and national funds. Among those indicted is an Italian citizen, alleged to be the leader of the group, which operated between 2019 and 2024. The suspect was detained on February […]
The number of building permits for residential buildings increased by 0.6% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with 14,134 such permits issued, according to data published Monday by the National Institute of Statistics. Increases were recorded in the Western region (+166 permits), Center (+70), North-West (+68), South-East […]
Cluj-Napoca, a major city in Romania’s Transylvania region, is taking a step toward becoming a more animal-friendly city, as a new proposal allowing pets in public institutions has been opened for public debate. Mayor Emil Boc announced the initiative, stating, “A city that is friendly to animals is a better city for people.” The draft […]
The president of S.O.S. Romania, Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, announced on Monday, June 30, that three senators were expelled from the party, effectively disbanding the party’s group in the Senate. According to the Romanian Parliament’s regulations, a party must have more than seven members to establish a group in the Senate. With the expulsion of the […]
Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly opened a branch in Romania, following public criticism, along with governmental and EU-level scrutiny, after Romania’s last presidential elections. The local company is called Tik Tok Romania, has a share capital of RON 5,000, and provides other IT-related service activities. It will be managed by Laura Andreea Savu, […]
