Belarus NPP safety mainly questioned in Lithuania by politicians rather than experts – Ministry of Energy
<p> MINSK, May 11 - PrimePress. Safety of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) is mainly questioned in Lithuania not by experts, but politicians, Deputy Energy Minister of Belarus Mikhail Mikhadyuk said during the online briefing held on May 11. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to Mikhadyuk, Lithuania’s position on the Belarusian NPP is politicized, being based on “threat” and “nuclear safety” considerations. </p> <p> </p> <p> He said Belarus had been taking all necessary precautions to ensure safe operation of the NPP. </p> <p> </p> <p> As reported, Lithuania sent a note to Belarus on May 6, urging to stop the NPP launch. Lithuania officially stated that it would not procure Belarus’ electric energy, and would make efforts to block supplies of energy to be generated by the Belarusian NPP to the European Union. Lithuania has been complaining about the safety of the NPP since the project inception. The Lithuanian parliament ruled that the power plant poses a threat to its national security. </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>
2020-05-12
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Belarus NPP safety mainly questioned in Lithuania by politicians rather than experts – Ministry of Energy
MINSK, May 11 - PrimePress. Safety of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) is mainly questioned in Lithuania not by experts, but politicians, Deputy Energy Minister of Belarus Mikhail Mikhadyuk said during the online briefing held on May 11.
According to Mikhadyuk, Lithuania’s position on the Belarusian NPP is politicized, being based on “threat” and “nuclear safety” considerations.
He said Belarus had been taking all necessary precautions to ensure safe operation of the NPP.
As reported, Lithuania sent a note to Belarus on May 6, urging to stop the NPP launch. Lithuania officially stated that it would not procure Belarus’ electric energy, and would make efforts to block supplies of energy to be generated by the Belarusian NPP to the European Union. Lithuania has been complaining about the safety of the NPP since the project inception. The Lithuanian parliament ruled that the power plant poses a threat to its national security.
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