New nuclear unit at Bohunice could be delayed five years

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Completion of construction of the proposed Bohunice-5nin Slovakia could be postponed by at least five years comparednto the original schedule, according to Slovak officials.nThe unit is to be built by JESS, a joint venture betweennSlovakia’s state nuclear power company Javys and Czechnutility CEZ. The Bohunice-3 and -4 VVER-440s are the onlynnuclear units operating at the site. The Bohunice-1 and -2nVVER-440s were shut at the end of 2006 and 2008, respectively,nin compliance with Slovakia’s EU accession treaty.nMarta Ziakova, head of the Nuclear Regulatory Authoritynof the Slovak Republic, told a press briefing May 3 thatnBohunice-5 would probably be delayed because more timenwas needed to complete studies and in expectation ofntougher European nuclear safety rules after the Fukushima Inaccident in Japan