Nuclear fuel to be loaded in first power unit of Belarus’ NPP in July
<p> MINSK, May 11 - PrimePress. Nuclear fuel will be loaded in the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) in July 2020, Deputy Energy Minister of Belarus Mikhail Mikhadyuk said during the online briefing held on May 11. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The first part of the physical launch phase begins with the loading of nuclear fuel scheduled for July,” he said. </p> <p> </p> <p> “There’s no rush. We are to meet strict requirements for performing works and achieving the target parameters for each technological system and each piece of equipment,” said Mikhadyuk. </p> <p> </p> <p> The physical launch of the first unit will take place upon the reception of the license. </p> <p> </p> <p> As reported, nuclear fuel for the first power unit was delivered to the NPP on May 6, 2020. Minister of Energy of Belarus Viktor Karankevich said that the reactor of the first power unit would be put into operation in July 2020, and energy would be supplied to the national grid from September or October 2020. </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>
2020-05-12
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Nuclear fuel to be loaded in first power unit of Belarus’ NPP in July
MINSK, May 11 - PrimePress. Nuclear fuel will be loaded in the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) in July 2020, Deputy Energy Minister of Belarus Mikhail Mikhadyuk said during the online briefing held on May 11.
“The first part of the physical launch phase begins with the loading of nuclear fuel scheduled for July,” he said.
“There’s no rush. We are to meet strict requirements for performing works and achieving the target parameters for each technological system and each piece of equipment,” said Mikhadyuk.
The physical launch of the first unit will take place upon the reception of the license.
As reported, nuclear fuel for the first power unit was delivered to the NPP on May 6, 2020. Minister of Energy of Belarus Viktor Karankevich said that the reactor of the first power unit would be put into operation in July 2020, and energy would be supplied to the national grid from September or October 2020.
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