Complex inspection of Belarusian nuclear station construction to begin on 27 October
Posted: 2014-10-28
A complex inspection of the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant
involving Russian specialists will take place on 27 October – 6 November, BelTA
learned from the Public Relations Office of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety
Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry.
The inspection will look into measures meant to ensure the safe construction of
the second power-generating unit, in particular, the foundations of the buildings
and structures, and the first power-generating unit. The nuclear power plant is a
technically complicated installation, therefore, its construction oversight is
complex and includes the verification of safety practices in various fields —
nuclear and radiation, industrial, fire safety, and environmental ones. The
inspection will cover several areas concerning the fulfillment of license
requirements and conditions by the enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant
and the observance of the relevant legislation during the construction of the
nuclear power plant.
The comprehensive inspection will involve representatives of government
agencies and their structural units, which are in charge of overseeing the
construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. The number will include
representatives of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department and the Safe
Industrial Practices Department of the Emergencies Ministry, and the State
Standardization Committee. "Apart from Belarusian specialists experienced
Russian colleagues — representatives of the FSUE VO Safety — will take part in
the inspection as advisors," noted the press service.
So far this year the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian
Emergencies Ministry has organized and carried out six inspections in the form
of constant oversight over the measures meant to ensure the safe construction
of the first and second power-generating units of the Belarusian nuclear power
plant. The six inspections included one complex inspection. The inspections
resulted in recommendations and instructions that the inspected organizations
had to fulfill.
BelTA reported earlier that a structural division of the Nuclear and Radiation
Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry will be permanently
deployed at the construction site of the Belarusian nuclear power plant by the
end of 2014.
The Belarusian nuclear power plant is being built near the town of Ostrovets,
Grodno Oblast using the design AES-2006 developed by the Saint Petersburg-
based R&D company Atomenergoproject. 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.
involving Russian specialists will take place on 27 October – 6 November, BelTA
learned from the Public Relations Office of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety
Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry.
The inspection will look into measures meant to ensure the safe construction of
the second power-generating unit, in particular, the foundations of the buildings
and structures, and the first power-generating unit. The nuclear power plant is a
technically complicated installation, therefore, its construction oversight is
complex and includes the verification of safety practices in various fields —
nuclear and radiation, industrial, fire safety, and environmental ones. The
inspection will cover several areas concerning the fulfillment of license
requirements and conditions by the enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant
and the observance of the relevant legislation during the construction of the
nuclear power plant.
The comprehensive inspection will involve representatives of government
agencies and their structural units, which are in charge of overseeing the
construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. The number will include
representatives of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department and the Safe
Industrial Practices Department of the Emergencies Ministry, and the State
Standardization Committee. "Apart from Belarusian specialists experienced
Russian colleagues — representatives of the FSUE VO Safety — will take part in
the inspection as advisors," noted the press service.
So far this year the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian
Emergencies Ministry has organized and carried out six inspections in the form
of constant oversight over the measures meant to ensure the safe construction
of the first and second power-generating units of the Belarusian nuclear power
plant. The six inspections included one complex inspection. The inspections
resulted in recommendations and instructions that the inspected organizations
had to fulfill.
BelTA reported earlier that a structural division of the Nuclear and Radiation
Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry will be permanently
deployed at the construction site of the Belarusian nuclear power plant by the
end of 2014.
The Belarusian nuclear power plant is being built near the town of Ostrovets,
Grodno Oblast using the design AES-2006 developed by the Saint Petersburg-
based R&D company Atomenergoproject. 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.
