BelNPP starts loading nuclear fuel

7 августа 2020
Belarusian NPP started loading nuclear fuel. A heat-generating assembly is placed in the core of the reactor of the first power unit. 163 such assemblies will be uploaded. Each cassette contains 312 heat-generating elements. The weight of fuel in one cassette is 571 kg. Nuclear scientists have been waiting for this important moment for almost 10 years. It is planned that by the end of the year the first power unit of the Belarusian NPP will be connected to the energy system of our country. This will provide about a third of Belarus ' domestic electricity needs.