tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post8150570885684443913..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Kicking the Tires in BulgariaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-35549339352217740522010-10-01T12:27:11.989-04:002010-10-01T12:27:11.989-04:00As a native Bulgarian having observed my country&#...As a native Bulgarian having observed my country's economic development from abroad the last 15 years I could state the following:<br /> - Bulgaria IS currently the tiger economy on the Balkans - it has the best financial stability both in the private and the government sector<br /> - Bulgarians learned the hard-way that creating profitable business environment is the only way to improve the standards of living<br /> - Bulgaria does have very competitive taxation <br /> - Bulgaria is very positive on nuclear and kind of angry to EU , since all the inspections from the WNA and EU proved that the security of the closed reactors was above the international level required ( they invested hundreds of millions but the reactors had to be shut down ) and the decision WAS political<br /> - There are your players on the energy markets in Bulgaria, which are very aggressive in building new markets and gaining more capital ( I even happen to know some of those guys ) <br /> - Those young player have access to big money <br /> - Bulgaria wants to be an energy factor on the Balkans and has provided in the past orders of magnitude of electricity to its neighbors <br />So , my conclusion is: <br />Small nuclear manufacturers : Go and get some contacts in there - The Chinese and Indians are already there ... <br /><br />Check the biggest investments in the country - Mobiltel , Eon , Entergy ...Yordan Georgievhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314222795726618555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-4748706298376321482010-09-15T18:01:51.679-04:002010-09-15T18:01:51.679-04:00Interesting to see that the WaPo article has a pol...Interesting to see that the WaPo article has a poll on how people would view a nuclear reactors in their town: it was running at 79% "pro" from 598 votes when I visited.Joffanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18025437863119781181noreply@blogger.com