Bulgaria bows to EU pressure to close old reactors SOFIA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Bulgaria on Monday bowed to pressure from the European Union for early closure of its four oldest 440-megawatt reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear plant as part of its bid to win an invitation for EU membership talks. A joint statement issued after a one-day working visit by EU enlargement commissioner Guenter Verheugen said Prime Minister Ivan Kostov has agreed to close reactors one and two at the plant before 2003. The two reactors were due to be closed in 2005 and 2006 under the country's energy strategy.