Romania

Romania has only one operational unit at Cernavoda 1, which in 2002 supplied just 10% of the country’s electricity requirement (Foratom e-Bulletin, 2003c). This is a 655-MWe AECL designed CANDU 6 reactor, which currently has an operating licence through to April 2005 (Foratom e-Bulletin, 2003a). The operating licence is renewed every 2 years.

The completion and commissioning of a second unit, Cernavoda 2 is scheduled. It is currently about 45% complete and commissioning is expected in 2004 (Foratom e-Bulletin, 2003c; Table 9.6).