Written by Naja Bentzen,
Thirty years after the Chernobyl accident in neighbouring Ukraine, Belarus is building its first nuclear power plant (NPP). The first unit is set to become operational in 2018 with Russian assistance. However, as the project advances, safety concerns are mounting.
Belarus to realise nuclear power aspirations with help from Russia
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The aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine – which contaminated nearly a quarter of Belarus but remains a taboo subject in the totalitarian system to this day – stalled Minsk’s own budding nuclear aspirations for decades. In 2006, however, the government approved plans …read more
Safety of nuclear installations in Belarus [Plenary Podcast]
