The Atomstroiexport presentation for the Mohovce plant will last for three days and will focus on Russia's ability to finish the construction of the third and fourth power-generating units.
"Slovakia is highly interested in the Russian proposals," Atomstroiexport said in a news release.
According to the Russian company, new technical solutions to ensure safety at the NPP equipped with VVER-440 reactors are particularly attractive to the Slovakian side, but a spokesman said the Russian proposal was one of many Slovakia was considering.
"Czech company Skoda and other European companies will compete for the project, but Atomstroiexport has reason to hope it will play a proactive part in the work," the representative said.
The Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia signed an intergovernmental agreement to build the Mohovce plant, which is about 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Bratislava, in 1980. The first power-generating unit was commissioned in 1998, and the second in 2000. However, work on the second part of the NPP was suspended in 1992, when the construction of the third and fourth units was 70% finished and the technological elements were 30% ready.
European environmentalists, especially in neighboring countries, have consistently raised objections to the plant, citing concerns over its Soviet-era design and fears that the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 could be repeated.
However, work will now continue where it was left off, after a decision to complete the construction was made. Last July, Atomstroiexport arranged for a Russian delegation to visit the NPP for experts to study the site, the state of equipment and technical documentation as well as to discuss Russia's possible participation in the completion of the third and fourth units.
