Recruitment, training of Belarusian nuclear power plant personnel examined by IAEA

The IAEA expert mission on managing human resources in the field of nuclear energy visited the Belarusian nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from the information and public relations department of the Belarusian nuclear power plant.

During a four-day visit to the BelNPP construction site the IAEA representatives studied the practices of recruitment and personnel training for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, the systems of control, licensing of businesses at all stages of the life cycle of a nuclear power plant. In addition, the experts examined the interaction of all participants involved in the project in the supervision of the construction and commissioning works.

"The experts commended the activities of the BelNPP in the development of the necessary workforce and offered the recommendations on a number of joint training seminars for managers and specialists of the Belarusian nuclear power plant," the information and public relations department added.

The Belarusian nuclear power plant is a project to build an AES-2006 type nuclear power plant 18km away from Ostrovets, Grodno Oblast. The Belarusian nuclear power plant will have two power-generating units with the total output capacity of up to 2,400MW (2x1,200MW). The Russian merged company OAO NIAEP – ZAO ASE is the general designer and the general contractor of the project. In line with the general contract for building the nuclear power plant the first power-generating unit is scheduled for commissioning in 2018, with the second one to go online in 2020.