Belarus to deploy network of permanent seismic stations around Astravyets nuclear power plant
<p> MINSK, Feb 4 - PrimePress. A permanent network of seismic stations will be deployed monitor the situation in the vicinity of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast), according to Arkady Aronov, Director of the Geophysical Monitoring Centre at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, at present a temporary network is used near Astravyets. An upgraded network will be commissioned to monitor the geodynamic stability during the station's operation and decommissioning, Arkady Aronov told BelTA. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, Belarus is located in one of the most seismically quiet zones. “However, the events of March 2011 that led to the Fukushima disaster in Japan prompted the world to revise the attitude to safety even in seismically quiet areas,” the researcher said. Therefore, the national action plan provided for the efforts to ensure seismic resistance. </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 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>
2021-02-05
Primepress
Belarus to deploy network of permanent seismic stations around Astravyets nuclear power plant
MINSK, Feb 4 - PrimePress. A permanent network of seismic stations will be deployed monitor the situation in the vicinity of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast), according to Arkady Aronov, Director of the Geophysical Monitoring Centre at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
In his words, at present a temporary network is used near Astravyets. An upgraded network will be commissioned to monitor the geodynamic stability during the station's operation and decommissioning, Arkady Aronov told BelTA.
In his words, Belarus is located in one of the most seismically quiet zones. “However, the events of March 2011 that led to the Fukushima disaster in Japan prompted the world to revise the attitude to safety even in seismically quiet areas,” the researcher said. Therefore, the national action plan provided for the efforts to ensure seismic resistance.
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 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