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Construction of the power plant nuclear Ostrowiec Belarus
is being built under lying in the Grodno region Ostrowiec, 20 km from the Lithuanian border. Ultimately, make it have two power units with Russian-made reactors of new generation VVER-1200 with a capacity of 1200 MW each.
The service life is planned for 60 years. The fuel is to be niskowzbogacony uranium U-235. The source of water supply to the cooling systems will Neris river, flowing in the direction of Vilnius later.
According to experts, the plant nuclear is the only chance for Belarus to preserve the relative energy independence; the country does not have its own coal resources, and must somehow replace the existing coal power plants. The possible construction of gas power plants further deepen dependence on Moscow – claim. Nuclear fuel can be imported from anywhere – they add.
The authorities in Minsk wspominały also that surplus electricity would like to sell to the EU. However, this solution question the Lithuanian authorities.
Building site, in addition to safety criteria, chosen precisely because of the proximity to high voltage power lines running from the Lithuanian Ignalina nuclear power plant. They combine the Belarus energy system of the European Union.
The power plant will begin in November 2018.
Today – as explained Deputy chief engineer of the construction of power plants Ostrowiec Vladimir Gorin – construction site work more than 5,000 people, has been running a training center for future personnel, and conducted training on the simulator control room.
simulator control
“now, are located in the schedule – he stressed.” after Chernobyl all the works are carried out in accordance with procedures (…) and there is a rather conservative approach. Nothing can drag “- he noted. Power in his opinion will be delivered on time, so in November 2018 year.
construction crews have already completed the construction of one of the cooling towers, the other was formed. Partially completed a reactor building. Gorin pointed out that housing the reactor was already on the site and will be installed in the building in may next year.
the engineer added that ultimately Ostrowiec gym will employ about 2,300 people, or roughly one person per megawatt of energy produced. Employment in Ostrowiec – apart from the Belarusians – have already found such. Specialists from nuclear energy from Ukraine, Russia and Lithuania, – he said.
In addition to training staff passes or psychological tests, including checks efficiency and durability while shift work and resistance to the challenges of the work requirements in the building.
On Tuesday inspection of the site conducted a head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano. As he told reporters, progress in the work He was very impressive. By 2018 announced seven more inspection missions of the IAEA, also he noted that Belarus has fulfilled all the previous recommendations of the agency.
Credit, the main contractor and fuel – from Russia
the construction of the nuclear power plant Belarus planned in the days of the USSR. The plans were suspended after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. In 1999, authorities in Minsk signed a 10-year moratorium, exclusive place nuclear power plant. The situation changed after the gas dispute with Russia; Minsk decided to become independent of Russian gas and – despite the opposition of some of the public – withdrew from the moratorium.
the construction of the power plant in Ostrowiec financing of contracted Russian loan, covering a 10 billion dollars. Provided that the same gym will cost approx. $ 6 billion, the remaining 4 billion to cover expenditure on infrastructure, including expansion of railway lines and stations, construction of roads and houses for the workers.
Even though the client are the Belarusian authorities, the main contractor of the project is the Russian company Atomstrojeksport, a supplier of nuclear fuel and radioactive waste will be the recipient of the Russian company Rosatom. Belarusian companies serve as subcontractors.
Belarusian opponents of nuclear power plant construction reminded that the reason for the moratorium were the effects of the Chernobyl disaster ; Belarus is – as indicated – was the most affected country, with pollution reaching 23 percent. its territory.
Additionally, mark it difficult to wean the country from Russian raw materials, taking out a new loan in Russia while commissioning the most important works of Russian companies. Also stressed that in the vicinity of the building there is no industry that will benefit from the power of Ostrowiec power. But their protests did not stop investment.
Today the building is surrounded by a fence quadruple, including places of wall and barbed wire . 200 hectares of land on which the works are carried out, guarding the Belarusian army.
Belarus violates records Espoo Convention
For taking place this week in Minsk fairs nuclear technology “Atomexpo 2016 “representative of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences – Alexei Dziermant said that during the operation of a nuclear power plant in Ostrowiec consider energy cooperation with the Baltic countries. However, in his opinion, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia project estimate rather from the perspective of politics, not the economy.
Authorities Vilnius emphasize that Minsk – despite claims that it meets all the standards of the IAEA and the EU – has not provided the necessary documents for the environmental assessment of the project. In this way, according to them violates the provisions of the Espoo Convention concerning investments which could have a negative impact on the site of another state.
Belarus ratified the Espoo Convention in November 2005. The protection zone covers the area within a radius of 25 km from the power plant, and thus the territory of Lithuania.
Also, the European Commission He stresses that Minsk has to abide by the provisions of the Convention. It ensures that remains in contact with the Belarusian authorities to carry out so-called. stress tests Ostrowiec nuclear power plant. Such tests Belarus plans at the end of 2,016 years.
From Minsk Michal Zablocki
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