Belarus government approves nuclear station design documents

The Belarus government has approved the design documents of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. The decision is laid down by Council of Ministers resolution No. 857 of 30 September 2013, the press service of the Belarus government told BelTA.
In line with the document the Belarusian nuclear power plant will have two power-generating units with the installed nominal capacity of 1,194MW each. The total capacity of the power plant will be 2,388MW, the operating life will be 50 years, and the average annual electricity output in basic operation mode will be 17,095.1 million kWh.

The resolution has also approved the architectural design of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (the list of expenses) with the preliminary estimated cost at RUB44.582 billion in year 2001 prices, Br2.9 trillion in year 2006 prices, or $340.86 million.

In line with the resolution the money will be spent on building installations of the nuclear power plant, a manufacturing base of the nuclear power plant, a united pioneering manufacturing base, a 110/10kV substation Viliya, a railway line, and an automobile road from the R-45 (Goza) motorway that will pass via the nuclear power plant and Ostrovets. The money will be also spent on building a bypass road around the town of Ostrovets that will be connected with the M7 motorway Minsk - Oshmyany – the Lithuanian border. In line with the resolution the money will be spent on performing design and exploration work and on-site designer supervision for off-site utilities, housing, social and cultural objects, for building power lines and links to the national power grid.

The resolution comes into force on the publication date.