Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry grants license to begin physical launch of BelNPP’s second unit
<p> MINSK, Dec 22 - PrimePress. Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry has ruled to grant the license to begin the physical launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast). A decision to this effect was taken on 21 Dec 2021, says the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor). </p> <p> </p> <p> “Acting upon materials submitted by Gosatomnadzor, the ministry’s board has decided in favour of granting the license to begin the physical launch of the second unit of the nuclear power plant to the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant,” Gosatomnadzor said in a press-release. </p> <p> </p> <p> Before making the decision Gosatomnadzor’s commission for licensing activities in the area of usage of nuclear energy and sources of ionizing radiation reviewed the documents that justify the safety of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, including expert conclusions and results of the comprehensive inspection the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant underwent before the license to begin the physical launch of the second unit can be granted. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported with reference to Viktor Karankevich, as of 20 Dec, the level of readiness of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) stood at 95%. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, on 26 Nov 2021 an interagency commission signed the readiness certificate of the complex of physical protection engineering facilities of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. In line with the established procedure interior troops of the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry were deployed to guard the second unit of the nuclear power plant, which is a mandatory condition for preparing the unit for the physical launch stage. </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 ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. The first power unit of the NPP was put into commercial operation on 10 June 2021, the second power unit – due in H1 2022. End </p>
2021-12-23
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Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry grants license to begin physical launch of BelNPP’s second unit
MINSK, Dec 22 - PrimePress. Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry has ruled to grant the license to begin the physical launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast). A decision to this effect was taken on 21 Dec 2021, says the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor).
“Acting upon materials submitted by Gosatomnadzor, the ministry’s board has decided in favour of granting the license to begin the physical launch of the second unit of the nuclear power plant to the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant,” Gosatomnadzor said in a press-release.
Before making the decision Gosatomnadzor’s commission for licensing activities in the area of usage of nuclear energy and sources of ionizing radiation reviewed the documents that justify the safety of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, including expert conclusions and results of the comprehensive inspection the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant underwent before the license to begin the physical launch of the second unit can be granted.
As previously reported with reference to Viktor Karankevich, as of 20 Dec, the level of readiness of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) stood at 95%.
As previously reported, on 26 Nov 2021 an interagency commission signed the readiness certificate of the complex of physical protection engineering facilities of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. In line with the established procedure interior troops of the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry were deployed to guard the second unit of the nuclear power plant, which is a mandatory condition for preparing the unit for the physical launch stage.
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 ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. The first power unit of the NPP was put into commercial operation on 10 June 2021, the second power unit – due in H1 2022. End