nuclear safety
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Mysteries of the first Belarusian nuclear power plant
On 26 August 2016, a 43-year old worker was injured and killed as a result of the explosion of an oxygen gas tank at the Astraviec nuclear power plant (NPP) construction site.
This death was the latest in a series...
3 August 2016
Incident at Belarus Nuclear Power Plant Raises Safety Concerns
On 10 July 2016 there was an incident at the construction site of the new Astraviec Nuclear Power Plant. According to local whistle-blower Mikalai Ulasevich, a crane dropped the 330-tonne reactor from a height of 2-4 metres during a test...
25 May 2016
Astraviec Nuclear Plant: a Poison for Belarus-Lithuania Relations?
In the recent months, the issue of the nuclear power plant (NPP) that Belarus is building near its border with Lithuania has been dominating bilateral relations. Lithuanian politicians are seeking to block potential exports of electric energy from Belarus. Vilnius...
