Russia and Belarus discuss construction of a new nuclear power plant
Russia and Belarus are negotiating the construction of a new nuclear power plant (NPP). This was announced by the head of Rosatom Alexei Likhachev.
“More and more countries are making decisions either to expand their atomic capacities or come to the“ atomic club ”. ) is already working steadily, the physical launch of the second took place on New Year’s Eve. , but the appetite comes with eating, and we are already discussing the construction of a second station, “Likhachev said on the air of” Russia 24 “.
Earlier, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko instructed his government to study the issue of building a second nuclear power plant. It is assumed that before the start of construction, it is necessary to conduct “a large amount of scientific research,” said Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko during a visit to the operating BelNPP.
At the moment, the construction of the BelNPP continues: the first power unit was launched in the summer of 2020, the second is still under construction. The capacity of each power unit is 1.2 gigawatts, the contractor is Rosatom.
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