Belarus and Russia have signed a bilateral agreement on nuclear security cooperation. The draft agreement on cooperation in nuclear security was approved in late 2012. The agreement envisages various cooperation forms, including the development of the nuclear security infrastructure, security regulation systems, development and improvement of the existing legal framework taking into account the IAEA requirements and norms, development of the crisis center network in Belarus, training of specialists in nuclear security. Russia is ready to provide Belarus with a soft long-term state loan of US$10bn for 25 years.
The Belarusian nuclear power plant will have two power generating units with the total capacity of up to 2,400 MW (1,200 MW each). It will be built at the Ostrovets site in Grodno Oblast. The design AES-2006 has been chosen for Belarus’ first nuclear power plant. The design is fully compliant with international norms and IAEA recommendations. The first power generating unit of the nuclear power plant is scheduled for commissioning in November 2018, with the second one scheduled for July 2020.
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