Belarusian nuclear
power plant

A seminar involving experts and consultants of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) took place at premises of the enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant to discuss the development of competencies of the operating company at the third stage of the nuclear energy program, BelTA learned from representatives of the Public Relations Office of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant.

The event took place on 14-16 October and was part of the IAEA’s international technical aid project meant to support the development of human resources and the infrastructure for the nuclear energy program in 2014-2016. The seminar gathered nuclear energy specialists from Russia, Hungary, and Czechia.

Specialists of the International Atomic Energy Agency were made familiar with the state of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, carried out an educational seminar for specialists of the Belarusian enterprise to cover the commissioning of the nuclear power plant as well as functions and competences of the operating company. The international experts noted that the action plan developed by the Republic of Belarus after the IAEA mission visited the country in 2012 had been fulfilled unwaveringly. From the point of view of IAEA representatives the seminar’s results were secured, which can be used as the foundation for establishing tighter and longer term relations with experienced operating companies, BelTA has been told.

IAEA experts and consultants also visited the construction site to be made familiar with the progress of construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant.

The Belarusian nuclear power plant is being built near the town of Ostrovets, Grodno Oblast. It will have two power-generating units with the total output capacity of up to 2,400MW (2x1,200MW). The AES-2006 design, which is fully compliant with international norms and recommendations of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has been chosen for building the power plant. The Russian merged company OAO NIAEP – ZAO ASE is the general designer and the general contractor of the project. The construction of the first power-generating unit is scheduled to complete in 2018. The second one will be finished in 2020.

The Ukrainian company Energomashspetsstal (based in Kramatorsk, part of Atomenergomash, the mechanical engineering division of the Russian state corporation Rosatom), has sent on its way a batch of intermediate parts for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from Inna Vavulina, OAO Atomenergomash’s Press Secretary.

The Ukrainian company continues making intermediate parts for the package equipment of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Another batch of intermediate parts for the first and second power-generating units of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been sent on its way to OAO AEM Technologies, which makes equipment for the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Among other things the batch includes components of the collector and the reactor’s body. The total weight of the shipped products is 276 tonnes.

This week Belarusian First Deputy Energy Minister Leonid Shenets said that equipment for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, which is being built near the town of Ostrovets, including equipment from Ukraine, gets delivered on schedule. “There are no issues with equipment deliveries whatsoever. The tenders are also held on schedule,” assured the official.

The Belarusian nuclear power plant uses 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. PAO Energomashspetsstal is Ukraine’s largest manufacturer of special cast and forged products for custom-made and small-series products used in metallurgy, ship construction, energy industry, and general mechanical engineering industry. Energomashspetsstal’s products are known in over 50 countries across the globe.

OAO Atomenergomash is the mechanical engineering division of the Russian state corporation Rosatom. Atomenergomash provides effective comprehensive solutions for nuclear power industry, heat power industry, gas, oil, and chemical industries. The company comprises about 30 major manufacturing, research, and engineering enterprises in Russia and abroad.

Equipment for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, which is being built near the town of Ostrovets, including equipment from Ukraine, is delivered on schedule, BelTA learned from Belarusian First Deputy Energy Minister Leonid Shenets before the plenary session of the third Belarusian-German energy forum on 14 October.

“There are no issues with equipment deliveries whatsoever. The tenders are also held on schedule,” assured the official.

Asked about the progress in the implementation of the project to build the Belarusian nuclear power plant, Leonid Shenets stated that construction proceeds on schedule. “No deviations from the schedule have been registered,” he made it clear.

The AES-2006 design developed by the Saint Petersburg-based R&D company Atomenergoproject has been chosen for building Belarus’ first nuclear power plant. The design envisages the installation of improved water-moderated reactors of the three-plus generation that boasts increased reliability and safety. The design AES-2006 is fully compliant with international norms and recommendations of the International Atomic Energy Agency. 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.

ZAO Atomstroyexport (ASE) has organized another tender for the delivery of RUB2.6 billion worth of equipment for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from representatives of the Russian company OAO NIAEP – ZAO ASE.

The company intends to buy a hanger-support system for the first and second power-generating units, which are under construction. The delivery term is from 1 March 2015 through 19 July 2020.

Offers are accepted till 5 November. Results will be summed up on 4 December.

The Belarusian nuclear power plant is being built near the town of Ostrovets, Grodno Oblast and will comprise two power-generating units with the total output capacity of up to 2,400MW (1,200MW each). The AES-2006 design has been chosen for building the power plant. The design is fully compliant with international norms and IAEA recommendations. The Russian merged company OAO NIAEP – ZAO ASE is the general designer and the general contractor of the project.

The experience of the second Leningrad nuclear power plant will be used for the sake of increasing the effectiveness of supervision in building the first and second power-generating units of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, representatives of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry told BelTA.

 The Department’s delegation has taken part in a planned inspection of the second Leningrad nuclear power plant. The inspection had been organized by the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service of Russia (Rostechnadzor). Representatives of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry were present in the capacity of observers. The source explained that the construction, equipment manufacturing, and supervision processes of the Belarusian nuclear power plant and the second Leningrad nuclear power plant are similar because the facilities are virtually identical.

The planned complex inspection of the Russian nuclear power plant focused on supervision over construction and installation operations, geodesy services and other ones, the observance of license requirements for the right to offer nuclear energy services, manning levels of subcontractors, and other things.

As part of the visit to the second Leningrad nuclear power plant the Belarusian specialists received practical experience in specific matters that are hard to describe on paper. The experience will be used to step up the effectiveness of oversight in building the first and second power-generating units of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, said representatives of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry.