Public debates on Belarus’s future nuclear power plant in Vienna

15.05

Austria’s remarks and proposals will be taken into account as the environmental impact assessment of the future Belarusian nuclear power plant is finalized, the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry told BelTAwhen commenting on the public debates in Austria on 10-11 May.

Taking part in the consultations and public debates in Vienna were specialists of the ministries of agriculture, forestry, environmental protection and water resources management of Austria, representatives of the public associations, organizations and citizens. The Belarusian delegation included specialists of the Energy Ministry, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Hygiene research center of the Healthcare Ministry and Radiology Institute.

The participants of the debates showed interest in Belarus nuclear power plant’s security systems, possible radiation impact on Austria in case of various design and off-design accidents including an aircraft crash or a terrorist attack. Belarusian specialists gave complete answers to all the questions, demonstrated different scenarios regarding possible impact of the nuclear power plant on the environment and also told about the measures to protect people, flora and fauna. Due to the limited time, the Belarusian delegation did not mange to answer all the questions. The information that the Austrian side was interested in was provided in a printed form.

In accordance with the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo environmental impact assessment Convention), Belarus holds consultations and public debates regarding nuclear power plant potential trans-boundary impact in the countries who have expressed a desire to take part in the Environmental Impact Assessment discussions. The document will be finalized taking into account all the remarks and proposals and will be sent for ecological review.

Belarus has plans to construct a nuclear power plant of the 2,400MW capacity in the Grodno oblast (Ostrovetskaya site). The first power unit will be put into operation in 2016, the second one – in 2018. The plant will be built under the project of Saint Petersburg Atomenergoprojekt Institute. General contractor will be Atomstroyexport, a state-owned engineering company regulated by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom). Atomstroyexport constructs about 20% of the world’s nuclear plants.

Public debates on Belarus’s future nuclear power plant in Vienna

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		Public debates on Belarus’s future nuclear power plant in Vienna 15.05 Austria’s remarks and proposals will be taken into account as the environmental impact assessment of the future Belarusian nuclear power plant is finalized, the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry told BelTAwhen commenting on the public debates in Austria on 10-11 May. Taking part in the consultations and public debates in Vienna were specialists of the ministries of agriculture, forestry, environmental protection and water resources management of Austria, representatives of the public associations, organizations and citizens. The Belarusian delegation included specialists of the Energy Ministry, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Hygiene research center of the Healthcare Ministry and Radiology Institute. The participants of the debates showed interest in Belarus nuclear power plant’s security systems, possible radiation impact on Austria in case of various design and off-design accidents including an aircraft crash or a terrorist attack. Belarusian specialists gave complete answers to all the questions, demonstrated different scenarios regarding possible impact of the nuclear power plant on the environment and also told about the measures to protect people, flora and fauna. Due to the limited time, the Belarusian delegation did not mange to answer all the questions. The information that the Austrian side was interested in was provided in a printed form. In accordance with the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo environmental impact assessment Convention), Belarus holds consultations and public debates regarding nuclear power plant potential trans-boundary impact in the countries who have expressed a desire to take part in the Environmental Impact Assessment discussions. The document will be finalized taking into account all the remarks and proposals and will be sent for ecological review. Belarus has plans to construct a nuclear power plant of the 2,400MW capacity in the Grodno oblast (Ostrovetskaya site). The first power unit will be put into operation in 2016, the second one – in 2018. The plant will be built under the project of Saint Petersburg Atomenergoprojekt Institute. General contractor will be Atomstroyexport, a state-owned engineering company regulated by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom). Atomstroyexport constructs about 20% of the world’s nuclear plants. forsecurity's blog Add new comment	OUR PARTNERS Harald Herrmann, TEMPUS Project Coordinator (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany) testimonial about us: I felt as at home in Belarus thanks to the Chief Executive Officer of the Foreign Policy and Security research center Steven Hoffman (the University of St. Thomas, USA) testimonial about us: Foreign Policy and Security Research Center Conferences allows foreign scientists to learn more about Belarus

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