Polish nuclear industry experts to evaluate Belarusian nuclear station progress

Representatives of the National Atomic Energy Agency of Poland are expected to visit Belarus on 26-28 May to get familiar with the project to build the Belarusian nuclear power plant, representatives of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department (Gosatomnadzor) of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry told BelTA.

During the visit a large number of matters concerning the establishment of Gosatomnadzor will be discussed, including licensing, inspections, and the training of specialists, said the source. The Polish experts are expected to visit the nuclear power plant construction site in Ostrovets and the information center of the enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant.

BelTA has been told that the visit of Polish specialists is a reciprocal visit after a Belarusian delegation visited Poland in May 2013. Back then the Polish side presented legislation and the legal infrastructure in the area of nuclear and radiation safety, oversight and monitoring of the radiological situation in Poland. Relevant specialists from Belarus visited, in particular, the national center for nuclear research in Swierk where they were made familiar with the operation of the research reactor Maria, examined the spent nuclear fuel storage facility and the radio isotope center Polatom. The sides noted the mutual interest of regulating bodies of Belarus and Poland in ensuring regional safety and in sharing the best practices and personnel training, concluded the source.

The Polish delegation will include five people led by Janusz Wlodarski, President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of Poland.