Minsk ready to review national action plan based on results of Astravyets stress-tests
<p> MINSK, Jun 19 - PrimePress. Minsk says it is ready to review its national action plan drawn up based on the results of stress tests at the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast). </p> <p> </p> <p> Following a summit of heads of state and heads of government of the countries participating in the European Union's Eastern Partnership Initiative, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said Minsk is ready to review its national action plan based on the results of the NNP's stress-tests. </p> <p> </p> <p> “We are ready for constructive cooperation with the European Union in this ear. Belarus has nothing to hide. In this context, we are committed to all documents in the area of nuclear safety. We informed our European partners that we are in principle ready to review the national action plan based on the nuclear facility's stress-tests,” said Golovchenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> In the Eastern Partnership it is important to promote the use of renewable energy and technologies that imply low emissions, such as electric transport, he said. “In this context, the forthcoming launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will increase the use of clean electricity and give a strong impetus to the transition to a low-carbon economy, which in turn will lead to achieving the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement.” </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. The launch of the first power unit is due in July 2020, second unit – 2021. </p> <p> </p> <p> 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> <p> </p>
2020-06-20
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Minsk ready to review national action plan based on results of Astravyets stress-tests
MINSK, Jun 19 - PrimePress. Minsk says it is ready to review its national action plan drawn up based on the results of stress tests at the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast).
Following a summit of heads of state and heads of government of the countries participating in the European Union's Eastern Partnership Initiative, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said Minsk is ready to review its national action plan based on the results of the NNP's stress-tests.
“We are ready for constructive cooperation with the European Union in this ear. Belarus has nothing to hide. In this context, we are committed to all documents in the area of nuclear safety. We informed our European partners that we are in principle ready to review the national action plan based on the nuclear facility's stress-tests,” said Golovchenko.
In the Eastern Partnership it is important to promote the use of renewable energy and technologies that imply low emissions, such as electric transport, he said. “In this context, the forthcoming launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will increase the use of clean electricity and give a strong impetus to the transition to a low-carbon economy, which in turn will lead to achieving the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement.”
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. The launch of the first power unit is due in July 2020, second unit – 2021.
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