Belarusian nuclear station project past 5% progress mark

As much as 5% of the total work needed to build the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been done, BelTA learned from Andrei Barkun, Deputy Director General for Capital Construction of the enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant. According to the latest data as many as 2,600 people are employed at the Belarusian nuclear power plant construction site, including about 2,100 Belarusian workers. The other 500 workers are employees of the Russian company Rosspetsenergomontazh. The company employs a lot of Belarusians and specializes in erecting energy industry installations.

By the end of the year the number of workers involved in the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is expected to reach 3,400 people. “The volume and the pace of the work will be higher,” said Andrei Barkun. “Work is now in progress at 40 facilities of the nuclear power plant. Work on 15 of them began in Q1 2014. A total of 120 facilities of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will have to be built”.

Pictured is the Belarusian NPP construction site.