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Lukashenko visits BelNPP

MINSK, 3 November (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is paying a working visit to Ostrovets District, Grodno Oblast on 3 November, BelTA has learned.

The head of state has been briefed on the completion of construction and commissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP), on the BelNPP's integration into the country's economy and prospects of cooperation between Rosatom State Corporation and Belarus in the nuclear power industry and related high-tech areas.

Aleksandr Lukashenko went on a tour of the BelNPP grounds and visited the operation building of the second power unit.

The second power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been put into commercial operation. This was preceded by a large amount of work to check the readiness of technological systems and equipment for thermal and electric energy use, personnel training, readiness of safety systems, nuclear supervision.

The Emergencies Ministry issued the commercial operation license on the use of the BelNPP second power unit on 24 October 2023. The acceptance commission chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik signed a certificate on the acceptance of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant for commercial operation on 1 November 2023.

Currently, the unit is operating at rated capacity. Since its connection to the unified power grid, it has generated 2.1 billion kWh of electricity. With the introduction of the second power unit the BelNPP will generate more than 18 billion kWh of electricity annually to ensure over 40% of the country's needs in electricity.

The BelNPP project has become the most hi-tech and large-scale project in the history of Belarusian-Russian relations. About 40 Belarusian and Russian organizations took part in the construction of the nuclear power plant in Belarus. More than 9,000 workers were involved at the peak of the plant's construction.

BelNPP meets the highest safety requirements. This has been repeatedly confirmed by international expert missions, including the IAEA. All key IAEA missions recommended for the countries building the first NPPs were carried out in Belarus in the period from 2012 to 2022. The country's successful experience and positive practices were noted in a number of areas, which today serve as an example for other countries that are new to the nuclear power industry.

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