Belarus’ Emergency Ministry approves safety standards for NPP
<p> MINSK, May 27 - PrimePress. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus has approved rules and regulations for ensuring nuclear and radiation safety during the commissioning of nuclear power plants, which apply to all stages of the full life cycle of nuclear power plants established by legislation in the field of atomic energy use (MES resolution No.15 of April 13, 2020 posted on the National Legal Internet Portal on May 27). </p> <p> </p> <p> In accordance with the resolution, nuclear power plants must have safety systems for emergency reactor shutdown and maintenance in a subcritical state, emergency heat removal from reactors, and retention of radioactive substances within established boundaries. </p> <p> </p> <p> Each nuclear power plant must have storage facilities for fresh nuclear fuel, spent nuclear fuel radioactive waste. The capacity of storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel must be adequate for complete unloading of nuclear fuel at any time during NPP unit operation. </p> <p> </p> <p> Deputy Energy Minister of Belarus Mikhail Mikhadiuk reported in May 2020 that nuclear fuel for the first power unit was delivered to the NPP on May 6, 2020. Minister of Energy of Belarus Viktor Karankevich said that the reactor of the first power unit would be put into operation in July 2020, and energy would be supplied to the national grid from September or October 2020. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Region also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts, which are slated to be launched in 2019 and 2020, respectively. The Belarusian nuclear station’s design stems from the AES-2006 design developed by the St Petersburg-based institute Atomenergoproject, which is also the general contractor of the Belarusian project. End </p> <p> </p>
2020-05-28
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Belarus’ Emergency Ministry approves safety standards for NPP
MINSK, May 27 - PrimePress. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus has approved rules and regulations for ensuring nuclear and radiation safety during the commissioning of nuclear power plants, which apply to all stages of the full life cycle of nuclear power plants established by legislation in the field of atomic energy use (MES resolution No.15 of April 13, 2020 posted on the National Legal Internet Portal on May 27).
In accordance with the resolution, nuclear power plants must have safety systems for emergency reactor shutdown and maintenance in a subcritical state, emergency heat removal from reactors, and retention of radioactive substances within established boundaries.
Each nuclear power plant must have storage facilities for fresh nuclear fuel, spent nuclear fuel radioactive waste. The capacity of storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel must be adequate for complete unloading of nuclear fuel at any time during NPP unit operation.
Deputy Energy Minister of Belarus Mikhail Mikhadiuk reported in May 2020 that nuclear fuel for the first power unit was delivered to the NPP on May 6, 2020. Minister of Energy of Belarus Viktor Karankevich said that the reactor of the first power unit would be put into operation in July 2020, and energy would be supplied to the national grid from September or October 2020.
Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Region also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts, which are slated to be launched in 2019 and 2020, respectively. The Belarusian nuclear station’s design stems from the AES-2006 design developed by the St Petersburg-based institute Atomenergoproject, which is also the general contractor of the Belarusian project. End