Belarusian nuclear power plant's first unit to halt for scheduled preventive repair in late April

MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) – The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will be shut down in April for scheduled preventive repair, BelTA learned from Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich on 25 February.

The official said: “The first scheduled preventive repair is supposed to take place in Q2 2022. It will begin at the end of April. We are talking about maintenance operations, which nuclear power plants undergo every year in order to keep the equipment in working order. An expanded inspection of process systems will be performed. Metal of the equipment in the reactor compartment and the turbine compartment will be checked. Other steps will be taken as well.”

In his words, the first scheduled repair will last for about 80 days. Belarusian and Russian organizations will take part in it. Rusatom Service Company, which is part of the Russian state nuclear industry corporation Rosatom and which has been authorized by the government of the Russian Federation, will act as the general contractor for work on nuclear island installations where specialized services will be required. OAO Belenergoremnaladka, which has the relevant competences and experience of doing such work at Belarusian power plants and foreign nuclear power plants, will be the general contractor for work in the turbine compartment and auxiliary systems.