Nuclearelectrica Starts Investor Selection For 2 Reactors At Cernavoda Plant
Romanian nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica (SNN.RO) Wednesday started procedures to select investors for a project to build two new reactors at the company’s plant in Cernavoda.
The Cernavoda plant, the sole nuclear power facility in Romania, currently operates two 700-megawatt reactors, covering around 20% of the country’s energy consumption. The two new reactors are expected to double the plant’s capacity. (Puterea)
Elena Udrea Would Hire Analyst Bogdan Chireac As Counselor
The candidate of People’s Movement Party (PMP) for President, Elena Udrea, stated she would hire analyst Bogdan Chireac as counselor if she was elected President.
Udrea, who is also PMP president and the candidate supported by President Traian Basescu for presidential elections, told Romania TV channel she would hire Chirieac as counselor on foreign policy issues. (Gandul)
Health Minister To Set Up Melanoma Center Of Excellence At Colentina Hospital
The Romanian Health Minister Nicolae Banicioiu and Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu decided to set up a Center of Excellence for the diagnostic and treatment of melanoma at Colentina Hospital in Bucharest.
Authorities also plan to set up a National Melanoma Registry, as a first step to an efficient control of skin cancer.
The Center Of Excellence would be necessary for a correct mole screening and patient behavior-related programs, as well as for a multidisciplinary approach that would avoid the transfer of patient suffering from this disease. (Adevarul)
Honey Price Might Go Up By 30% On Low Production
Honey price might go up by 30% this year due to low production, according to beekeepers in Harghita county, who said that in 2014, they got the lowest honey production in the last 50 years.
According to Mediafax, the reduced honey production this year was the result of low temperatures and the variations between daily minimum and maximum temperatures. (Romania Libera)
International Festival Bucharest Comedy Week Between September 22-28
The first edition of the international festival Bucharest Comedy Week will take place between September 22 and 28 in the capital city and will include a diversified program.
According to Mediafax, Bucharest will turn into a city of comedy for one week, with live concerts performed by Quatrocelli, Man in Coats, Timpuri Noi, Fara Zahar, Tapinarii, and numerous comedy shows. (Puterea)