Meetings will be held to discuss the environmental impact of the Belene nuclear power plant (NPP), according to Dnevnik Daily.

Representatives of Bulgarian national power grid operator NEK, the Bulgarian energy ministry, and France's Areva will answer questions from various European Commission directorates and Euratom.

The technology the plant will employ, as well as the safe storage of the waste produced by the Kozloduy NPP, are expected to be discussed at the meeting.

NEK has already responded to an 90-item EC/Euratom questionnaire, and will elaborate on some of the replies.

The shortlist ofthe Belene investors is expected to be announced by NEK next week.