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Advantages of Belarusian nuclear power plant explained to Lithuanian bloggers
11.05.2022
OSTROVETS DISTRICT, 11 May (BelTA) – Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk informed Lithuanian bloggers about the advantages Belarus gets thanks to the construction of the nuclear power plant, BelTA has learned.
Mikhail Mikhadyuk said: “The Belarusian nuclear power plant is a very important and significant project for our country. Belarus’ energy security concept provides for diversifying the types of fuel the country uses. This is why the possibility of introducing nuclear fuel into the country’s fuel and energy budget was considered. A number of ministries and specialized organizations, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, and international experts were involved in the work. It was proven that it would be beneficial for the country. Life has demonstrated that the decision in favor of building the nuclear power plant was the right one.”
The Belarusian nuclear power plant will allow substituting 4.5 billion m3 of natural gas per annum. World practice and Belarusian scientists have proven that it is cheaper to generate electricity by using nuclear power plants than by burning organic fuel. The nuclear power plant also reduces emissions, the official said. Apart from that, the economy of the region and the country as a whole develops thanks to the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, Mikhail Mikhadyuk said.
The nearby town of Ostrovets is rapidly developing. Two new microdistricts with comfortable housing have already been built and the third microdistrict is under construction. Social infrastructure is being created, primarily hospitals, schools, kindergartens, and sport facilities. “Most importantly, a lot of young people have come here. We’ve built over 2,000 apartments for the nuclear power plant alone in addition to those being built in the town for other needs,” Mikhail Mikhadyuk added.
Apart from that, thanks to the emergence of a cheaper source of electricity plans have been made to increase electricity consumption, in particular, to encourage electricity usage in Belarusian households (for heating, hot water supply, and cooking), and develop electric transport.
The Belarusian nuclear power plant uses the Russian design AES-2006 featuring two VVER-1200 reactors with the total output capacity of 2,400MW. It is an evolutionary nuclear power plant design with third-generation water-moderated reactors with enhanced safety. Such designs boast improved technical and economic parameters. A combination of active and passive safeguards is their key feature. The building housing the reactor is covered by a double protective shell. The reactor can survive an earthquake, a hurricane, flooding, an explosion, and even a falling aircraft.
The VVER technology is by far the most demanded and tested in the world. The technology was used to commission nuclear power plants in China and India over the course of the last ten years and will be used to commission nuclear power plants in Egypt, Turkey, Hungary, Bangladesh, and Uzbekistan.
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