Attention to safety of Belarusian nuclear power plant emphasized

11.05.2022

OSTROVETS DISTRICT, 11 May (BelTA) – Belarus pays priority attention to safety in the course of building and operating the nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from Director General of the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Mikhail Filimonov on 11 May.

Mikhail Filimonov said: “In the course of developing nuclear energy in the country we initially raised the matter of the safety of the nuclear power plant and the matter of involving the general public in the discussion. Back in the day we evaluated the environmental impact and arranged public hearings in the course of obtaining the license to operate the first unit. We invited public organizations and everyone interested. We demonstrated that we are open. We regularly arrange media trips for reporters of various countries. We invite International Atomic Energy Agency specialists for all kinds of missions, which objectively evaluate our work.”

Belarus also works with the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). Technical aid missions and peer reviews are organized.

In 2012-2021 Belarus welcomed all the key IAEA missions, which are recommended for the countries building their first nuclear power plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency assists Belarus with dealing with the most important matters concerning the realization of the national nuclear energy program and the development of the nuclear energy and nuclear safety infrastructure. Belarus has also built a harmonized system of interaction with the European Commission and the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG).

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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