Bulgaria's democratic consolidation and the Kozloduy nuclear power plant : the unattainability of closure / / Matthew S. Tejada ; with a foreword by Richard J. Crampton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463990703321
• Autore: Tejada Matthew S (Matthew Steven), <1979->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stuttgart : , : Ibidem Verlag, , 2012
• ISBN: 3-8382-5439-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (146 p.)
• Collana: Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society
• Disciplina: 949.7703
• Soggetti: Democratization - Bulgaria; Nuclear power plants - Bulgaria - Kozloduĭ; Electronic books.; Bulgaria Politics and government 1990-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Foreword""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""I The history and problems of the KNPP to June 16,1993""; ""I.1 Communist era nuclear and energy sector policies""; ""I.2 Immediate post-communist goals and policies""; ""I.3 KNPPâ€?s accident history""; ""I.4 The Zhelev Commission report""; ""I.5 First mention of closure and the Westâ€?s involvement""; ""I.6 The NSA and Bulgariaâ€?s Grant Agreement""; ""II From the signing of the Grant Agreement in 1993 to December 1999""; ""II.1 Bulgariaâ€?s commitment and the EUâ€?s leadership""; ""II.2 The Videnov government, diplomatic fallout and energy crisis""""II.3 1997â€?s change of government and the continuation of conflict""; ""III From Bulgariaâ€?s accession invitation to the closure of Units 1 and 2""; ""III.1 Steps towards democratization while questions persist""; ""III.2 Simeon II solves some problems yet creates others""; ""III.3 The problems of regulators and regulations""; ""III.4 Other continuing concerns: decommissioning funds, electricity exportation and energy inefficiency""; ""III.5 Questions left unaddressed: radioactive waste, uraniummines and the socio-economic impact of closure""""Conclusion""; ""Appendix I: Meeting transcript of July 14 1995""; ""Appendix II: Meeting Transcript of July 18 1996""; ""Appendix III: Meeting Transcript of April 27-28 ; 1998""; ""Bibliography""
• Sommario/riassunto: Bulgaria's post-communist experience has been a fractured transition both politically and economically. How deeply has its democracy been consolidated? Has the residue of Bulgaria's communist era finally been sloughed off? Are there lingering threats to democratic stability that could delay Bulgaria's entry into the EU? And just how genuine a partner has the EU been in helping Bulgaria progress down its transition path? If there is one single issue that can help to illuminate these troubling questions, it is the long and controversial history of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant. With Kozloduy