Belarus generates NPP decommissioning and safety funds
<p> MINSK, Jan 27 - PrimePress. Belarus generates funds for the decommissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) and maintaining and enhancing safety of the plant, as per presidential decree No.32 of January 26, 2021, the presidential press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “According to the decree, after the commissioning, the Belarusian NPP will make monthly contributions to the funds (up to 15% of revenues from electricity sales),” reads the statement. </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. According to decree No.447, the first power unit of the NPP will be put into commercial operation in 2021, the second power unit – in the first half of 2022. End </p>
2021-01-28
Primepress
Belarus generates NPP decommissioning and safety funds
MINSK, Jan 27 - PrimePress. Belarus generates funds for the decommissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) and maintaining and enhancing safety of the plant, as per presidential decree No.32 of January 26, 2021, the presidential press office reports.
“According to the decree, after the commissioning, the Belarusian NPP will make monthly contributions to the funds (up to 15% of revenues from electricity sales),” reads the statement.
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. According to decree No.447, the first power unit of the NPP will be put into commercial operation in 2021, the second power unit – in the first half of 2022. End