The European Commission has issued a positive opinion on the project of Units 3 and 4 at CNE Cernavodă nuclear power plant in Romania. The EC accompanied the positive opinion with the recommendations for the appropriate application of the Euratom framework in the implementation and during the lifetime of the project. Cernavodă is the only nuclear power plant in Romania and consists of two 650 MW Candu-6 reactors operated by Nuclearelectrica. Unit 3 is scheduled to start commercial operation in 2030 and unit 4 the following year. With the four units operating, the Cernavodă nuclear power plant is expected to avoid the emission of 20 MtCO2/year.
In May 2023, Energonuclear - a wholly owned subsidiary of utility Nuclearelectrica - notified the Commission about its plans to build two Canadian-designed Candu-6 pressurised heavy water reactors as it is required for nuclear project developers to notify the European Commission of planned investments and to demonstrate compliance with the highest nuclear safety standards according to the Euratom Treaty.
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