Modernization Program for Bulgarian Nuclear Plant

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Thursday January 21, 9:03 am Eastern Time

Company Press Release  

HOUSTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 21, 1999--Parsons 
Energy & Chemicals Group Inc. has won a consulting and 
engineering contract with Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania 
(NEK) to help modernize and upgrade their nuclear power plant at 
Kozloduy, Bulgaria.  

Parsons is helping NEK improve safety, equipment availability and 
reliability, expected technical lifetime, and the performance of Units 
5 and 6 during this modernization process.  

Michael Akins, Parsons Project Manager, said: ``Parsons' services 
will benefit NEK in the near term by providing hands-on Western 
experience in the management of contractors for the modernization 
program and management training for NEK to continue their growth 
in the long term.''  

Parsons is helping NEK integrate and coordinate outside 
contractors' activities to fully meet safety, quality, commercial and 
schedule requirements during the actual upgrade. Parsons is also 
providing technical training to NEK personnel so that NEK can 
develop their own engineering organization to handle future 
engineering/design work at Kozloduy.  

Six Parsons engineers are on site for the Kozloduy upgrade. 
Expatriate support personnel, Bulgarian/Russian engineers and 
European engineers complete the consulting team. This 
modernization and upgrade program is scheduled for completion in 
2006. 

Sandy Perle
E-Mail: sandyfl@earthlink.net 
Personal Website: http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1205

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