Double standards: the EU is against nuclear power plants in Belarus, but for burial grounds in Ukraine
Europe opposes the operation of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, but at the same time approves the opening of nuclear waste repositories in Ukraine.
Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus Oleg Gaidukevich stated this on the Belarus-1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Those who are abroad say: Lithuania and I will agree to close the nuclear power plant. At the same time, Ukraine agrees to build a nuclear repository on its territory. And they will build five nuclear burial grounds there,” Gaidukevich said.
The European Council, at the initiative of Lithuania, called on the European Commission to block electricity supplies from the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Experts from ENSREG and the European Commission were planning to conduct an inspection there, but it did not take place.
The Belarusian opposition tried to present the adjustment work at the station as a serious accident, but on December 22, pilot operation of the first power unit of the Belarusian NPP began.
The Belarusian nuclear power plant took 7 years to build. This is the first generation 3+ nuclear power plant built using Russian technologies outside the Russian Federation. This project was recognized as the safest in the world, since it has two protective shells. The IAEA recognizes this.
The operating life of the BelNPP is 60 years with the possibility of extension to 100 years. The first reactor launched produces 18 billion kilowatt hours. This is 20% of the total needs of Belarus. Electricity is already supplied to all regions of the country, which allows saving gas by 1 million euros.
The NPP staff consists of 2533 people, of which 62 are specialists from Russia and Ukraine.
Russia has provided a loan of $10 billion, which covers 90% of the cost of the contract for the construction of the station. The credit line was open until 2035; repayment of the principal debt was to begin after the nuclear power plant was put into operation. In the summer, the parties agreed to postpone the start date of repayment of the principal debt by two years - from April 1, 2021 to April 1, 2023.
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