Belarus connects 1st power unit of its NPP to national grid Nov 3, 2020
<p> MINSK, Nov 3 - PrimePress. The turbine generator of the first power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) has been connected to the national power grid at 12:03 on November 3, 2020, the Energy Ministry of Belarus reports on its Telegram channel. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, the first fuel assembly with fresh nuclear fuel was loaded into the first power unit of the NPP on August 7, 2020. The unit was brought to the minimum controlled reactor power (the power sufficient for controlling a self-maintained controlled chain reaction) on October 11, which means that the service life of the reactor has begun. </p> <p> </p> <p> More than 50 physical measurements were performed at the physical start-up stage, which confirmed the compliance of the nuclear-physical characteristics of the reactor with the design parameters. On October 23, 2020, the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus licensed the NPP and the Rosatom Engineering Division to perform works under the staged program for the power start-up of the 1st<sup> </sup>power unit. </p> <p> </p> <p> The turbine of the first power unit was launched in a trial mode in late October. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Oblast also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts. The AES-2006 Russian standard design of (generation 3+) was chosen for its construction. Rosatom’s division Atomstroyexport acts as the general contractor for the NPP construction. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant RUE is the project customer and the future operator of the NPP. The nuclear reactor of the first power unit was started in October 2020. According to the schedule, the first start of the first power unit is planned for November 7, 2020. The first power unit is expected to be put into commercial operation in the first quarter of 2021, the second power unit – in 2022. End </p>
2020-11-04
Primepress
Belarus connects 1st power unit of its NPP to national grid Nov 3, 2020
MINSK, Nov 3 - PrimePress. The turbine generator of the first power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) has been connected to the national power grid at 12:03 on November 3, 2020, the Energy Ministry of Belarus reports on its Telegram channel.
As previously reported, the first fuel assembly with fresh nuclear fuel was loaded into the first power unit of the NPP on August 7, 2020. The unit was brought to the minimum controlled reactor power (the power sufficient for controlling a self-maintained controlled chain reaction) on October 11, which means that the service life of the reactor has begun.
More than 50 physical measurements were performed at the physical start-up stage, which confirmed the compliance of the nuclear-physical characteristics of the reactor with the design parameters. On October 23, 2020, the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus licensed the NPP and the Rosatom Engineering Division to perform works under the staged program for the power start-up of the 1st power unit.
The turbine of the first power unit was launched in a trial mode in late October.
Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Oblast also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts. The AES-2006 Russian standard design of (generation 3+) was chosen for its construction. Rosatom’s division Atomstroyexport acts as the general contractor for the NPP construction. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant RUE is the project customer and the future operator of the NPP. The nuclear reactor of the first power unit was started in October 2020. According to the schedule, the first start of the first power unit is planned for November 7, 2020. The first power unit is expected to be put into commercial operation in the first quarter of 2021, the second power unit – in 2022. End