Belarus’ Gosatomnadzor okays pilot operation of 1st NPP unit
<p> MINSK, Dec 22 - PrimePress. The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) of the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus has permitted the pilot industrial operation of the first power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), the agency’s press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The Emergencies Ministry Board decided on December 21 to amend the license issued to the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant state enterprise for using nuclear energy and ionizing radiation sources to launch a stage-by-stage program on the pilot commercial operation of the first power unit,” reads the report. </p> <p> </p> <p> This follows Gosatomnadzor’ expert assessment of safety and preparedness of the Belarusian nuclear power plant for commercial operation. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Energy Ministry said on December 21 that the power start-up phase at the first power unit of the NPP was over, and the turbine generator of the first unit was back on the national grid since December 21, 2020. The pilot operation of the first unit is about to begin upon Gosatomnadzor’s approval. </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 presidential decree No.447 of November 30, 2020, 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>
2020-12-23
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Belarus’ Gosatomnadzor okays pilot operation of 1st NPP unit
MINSK, Dec 22 - PrimePress. The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) of the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus has permitted the pilot industrial operation of the first power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), the agency’s press office reports.
“The Emergencies Ministry Board decided on December 21 to amend the license issued to the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant state enterprise for using nuclear energy and ionizing radiation sources to launch a stage-by-stage program on the pilot commercial operation of the first power unit,” reads the report.
This follows Gosatomnadzor’ expert assessment of safety and preparedness of the Belarusian nuclear power plant for commercial operation.
The Energy Ministry said on December 21 that the power start-up phase at the first power unit of the NPP was over, and the turbine generator of the first unit was back on the national grid since December 21, 2020. The pilot operation of the first unit is about to begin upon Gosatomnadzor’s approval.
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 presidential decree No.447 of November 30, 2020, 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