Location of the second nuclear plant in Romania, known in September, minister says

The best four places selected for the construction of the second nuclear plant are in the counties of Brasov, Sibiu, Arad and Cluj, the former head of the Nuclear Agency, Valica Gorea, said on April 1.

The new nuclear plant will have an installed power of about 3,000 MW.

The most suitable area to errect it is between Fagaras and Talmaciu towns, on the river Olt.

The study to pick the place cost 3.58 million lei, money coming from industrial development funds, according to Gorea. The company in charge with the study analyzed more than 100 places.

Romania's sole nuclear plant is located in the southeastern town of Cernavoda and counts two reactors of 700 MW installed power each. It plans to add two other reactors following a 4 billion euro investment, which should be ready around 2016.

The electricity produced annually by the two units in Cernavoda represents about 18 percent of the country's total output.