European experts visit BelNPP site
<p> MINSK, Feb 11 - PrimePress. Belarus has provided access to all facilities of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) that were of interest to experts of the European Commission and the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG), said ENSREG leader Petteri Tiippana. </p> <p> </p> <p> The experts worked at the BelNPP site on February 9-10, 2021 as part of the peer review of the National Action Plan following the stress tests of the plant. The expert group includes nine persons: representatives of Austria, Belgium, Britain, Hungary, Germany, Lithuania, Ukraine and Finland. </p> <p> </p> <p> The group leader explained that the experts would start working on a draft preliminary report after the end of the visit to the BelNPP. “We will submit the document to the European regulator, in partnership with which the project is realized, and then bring the report to the Belarusian side. We believe the draft preliminary report will be ready in March,” he said. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus voluntarily carried out the stress tests according to the European Union’s procedure. Based on the findings, experts made several recommendations on the margin of safety in excess of that required by normative acts and safety standards. The mission’s findings served as a basis for Belarus’ national action plan that comprises 23 measures with deadlines for the period from 2019 to 2025. Some of the recommendations have already been implemented, including those related to additional safety systems and equipment. </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>
2021-02-12
Primepress
European experts visit BelNPP site
MINSK, Feb 11 - PrimePress. Belarus has provided access to all facilities of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) that were of interest to experts of the European Commission and the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG), said ENSREG leader Petteri Tiippana.
The experts worked at the BelNPP site on February 9-10, 2021 as part of the peer review of the National Action Plan following the stress tests of the plant. The expert group includes nine persons: representatives of Austria, Belgium, Britain, Hungary, Germany, Lithuania, Ukraine and Finland.
The group leader explained that the experts would start working on a draft preliminary report after the end of the visit to the BelNPP. “We will submit the document to the European regulator, in partnership with which the project is realized, and then bring the report to the Belarusian side. We believe the draft preliminary report will be ready in March,” he said.
Belarus voluntarily carried out the stress tests according to the European Union’s procedure. Based on the findings, experts made several recommendations on the margin of safety in excess of that required by normative acts and safety standards. The mission’s findings served as a basis for Belarus’ national action plan that comprises 23 measures with deadlines for the period from 2019 to 2025. Some of the recommendations have already been implemented, including those related to additional safety systems and equipment.
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