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Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry ready to help clean up aftermath of Ignalina nuclear power plant fire

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MINSK, 27 November (BelTA) – The Belarusian Emergencies Ministry is ready to help Lithuanian colleagues deal with consequences of an incident at the Ignalina nuclear power plant, representatives of the Emergencies Ministry told BelTA.

Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry noted: “According to mass media publications, at 16:37 on 25 November units of the Fire and Rescue Department under the Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior received a report about a fire outbreak in a building in the territory of the Ignalina nuclear power plant, which is located 4km away from the state border of the Republic of Belarus. Due to the incident specialists of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry constantly monitor the radiation situation in Braslav District, Vitebsk Oblast. No excessive background radiation has been registered on the Belarusian territory.”

In line with the agreement between the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry and the Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) on prompt notification about nuclear accidents and on sharing information about nuclear installations and nuclear activities via established communication channels the Belarusian ministry has informed the Lithuanian side that it is ready to provide the necessary assistance with eliminating consequences of the incident. The Belarusian side has also requested information about the emergency at the nuclear power installation for the sake of implementing exhaustive safety measures.

“The Lithuanian side has yet to send a response,” the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry stressed.

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