Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety comments on disconnection of first power unit of BelNPP from network

10 марта 2021
BelNPP will be ready for inspection before issuing an operating license in late April and early May. The head of Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety announced this to reporters today. The station will come to the end of the first part of the pilot operation phase by the end of March. Then a comprehensive testing will take place. Further, Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety will prepare an assessment, which will be submitted to the board of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for making a decision on issuing a license.

And today Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety commented on the disconnection of the first power unit of the BelNPP from the network. This is how tests are carried out in order to bring the systems and equipment to the needed criteria. Until they are completed successfully, the station cannot proceed to the next stage. During this period, disconnections from the network should be perceived as normal, Departament of Nuclear and Radiation Safety said.