Lukashenko instructs Emergency Ministry to ensure safe operation of NPP
<p> MINSK, Jul 6 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko instructed the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus to ensure safe operation of the Belarusian NPP, the first power unit of which is being prepared for launch, the presidential press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The units and steering bodies of the Ministry of Emergency Situations should work even more to prevent and eliminate incidents or accidents. Particular attention should be paid to the safe operation of the nuclear power plant,” Lukashenko said during the ceremony held on July 6 to confer general ranks to senior officers of the ministry and honor top of the class graduates of military schools. </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>
2020-07-07
Primepress
Lukashenko instructs Emergency Ministry to ensure safe operation of NPP
MINSK, Jul 6 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko instructed the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus to ensure safe operation of the Belarusian NPP, the first power unit of which is being prepared for launch, the presidential press office reports.
“The units and steering bodies of the Ministry of Emergency Situations should work even more to prevent and eliminate incidents or accidents. Particular attention should be paid to the safe operation of the nuclear power plant,” Lukashenko said during the ceremony held on July 6 to confer general ranks to senior officers of the ministry and honor top of the class graduates of military schools.
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