Former workers of Ignalina NPP may land jobs in Belarus

Belarus will consider employing former employees of the Ignalina nuclear power plant at its NPP, Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk told the public hearings in Ostrovets on 17 August, BelTA learned.

“Belarus has received about 200 applications from former employees of the Ignalina NPP. In the near future we will begin to recruit personnel for the NPP in Belarus and will consider their applications. Everybody understands that in the case of the nuclear plant the personnel issues require special care,” he said.

Mikhail Mikhadyuk also said that Belarus received a letter from one of the Lithuanian construction companies which expressed the desire to participate in the construction of the NPP in Belarus. According to Mikhail Mikhadyuk, Belarus invited the company to participate in the construction of infrastructure for the nuclear power plant on subcontract conditions. “We suggested this Lithuanian company work not only in Ostrovets but also in Minsk and Belarus in general. By the way, we are ready to consider any proposals of Lithuanian building companies and to forward them to the Ministry of Architecture and Construction of Belarus, and other government bodies,” added Mikhail Mikhadyuk.