Lukashenko invites Rosatom to set up subsidiary in Belarus
<p> MINSK, Nov 9 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has proposed Russian Rosatom State Corporation to establish a subsidiary in Belarus. He spoke about this on November 7, 2020 when visit to the NPP in Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast, the presidential press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Alexander Lukashenko discussed Belarusian-Russian nuclear energy cooperation with Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev. The president proposed to set up a subsidiary of the Russian corporation in Belarus. They also touched upon the possible construction of additional reactors at the Belarusian NPP, the launch of energy-intensive industries in the region and the joint construction of nuclear power plants in other countries,” reads the statement. </p> <p> </p> <p> Jointly with the Kurchatov Institute National Research Center, Rosatom addressed the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus with a proposal to build a research reactor. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko said that cooperation with Rosatom during the NPP construction helped build up a national school of nuclear energy technologists in Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Astravyets has turned into a modern and comfortable city with developed social infrastructure. We have spent over 1 billion Belarusian rubles ($387.9 million at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus) on that,” Lukashenko said. </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 first power unit was launched on November 3, 2020. It is expected to be put into commercial operation in February 2021; the second unit – in May 2022. End </p>
2020-11-10
Primepress
Lukashenko invites Rosatom to set up subsidiary in Belarus
MINSK, Nov 9 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has proposed Russian Rosatom State Corporation to establish a subsidiary in Belarus. He spoke about this on November 7, 2020 when visit to the NPP in Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast, the presidential press office reports.
“Alexander Lukashenko discussed Belarusian-Russian nuclear energy cooperation with Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev. The president proposed to set up a subsidiary of the Russian corporation in Belarus. They also touched upon the possible construction of additional reactors at the Belarusian NPP, the launch of energy-intensive industries in the region and the joint construction of nuclear power plants in other countries,” reads the statement.
Jointly with the Kurchatov Institute National Research Center, Rosatom addressed the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus with a proposal to build a research reactor.
Lukashenko said that cooperation with Rosatom during the NPP construction helped build up a national school of nuclear energy technologists in Belarus.
“Astravyets has turned into a modern and comfortable city with developed social infrastructure. We have spent over 1 billion Belarusian rubles ($387.9 million at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus) on that,” Lukashenko said.
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 first power unit was launched on November 3, 2020. It is expected to be put into commercial operation in February 2021; the second unit – in May 2022. End