Unit 1 of Belarus’ nuke plant reconnected to grid after planned shutdown - Energy Ministry
<p> MINSK, Mar 9 - PrimePress. The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) was reconnected to the grid on March 8 after a planned shutdown, the reactor unit’s capacity level is being increased, the press service of the Energy Ministry of Belarus said in a statement. </p> <p> </p> <p> “In accordance with the program of pilot operation, the testing of systems and equipment, as well as routine maintenance will be continued at Unit 1. To date 259 out of 394 planned tests of this stage have been successfully completed,” reads the report. </p> <p> </p> <p> The commissioning of the BelNPP’s first unit is scheduled for April-May. </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>
2021-03-10
Primepress
Unit 1 of Belarus’ nuke plant reconnected to grid after planned shutdown - Energy Ministry
MINSK, Mar 9 - PrimePress. The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) was reconnected to the grid on March 8 after a planned shutdown, the reactor unit’s capacity level is being increased, the press service of the Energy Ministry of Belarus said in a statement.
“In accordance with the program of pilot operation, the testing of systems and equipment, as well as routine maintenance will be continued at Unit 1. To date 259 out of 394 planned tests of this stage have been successfully completed,” reads the report.
The commissioning of the BelNPP’s first unit is scheduled for April-May.
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