Astravets

First BelNPP power unit to be shut down for 80 days while second unit prepared for launch
BelNPP will be fully operational as early as this year
25.02.2022
Astravets resident gets three years in jail for removing official flag
On October 13, local resident Artur Zhvirydouski was tried in the police department of Astravets (Hrodna region). The hearing was held behind closed doors.
14.10.2021
BelNPP power unit disconnected from grid
Another emergency at BelNPP.
13.07.2021
Energy Ministry says scheduled tests underway at NPP
“The need for additional correction of the operation of the covers of the steam sound absorbers has been identified.”
03.12.2020
Lukashenka okays terms of commissioning Belarus NPP power units
Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a decree on the timing of commissioning two power units of the Astravets nuclear power plant (BelNPP).
01.12.2020
Lukashenka opens BelNPP in Astravets
Lukashenka examined the territory of the station from a helicopter.
08.11.2020
BelNPP allowed to perform low power physical experiments
The press service of the Gosatomnadzor has reported on the permission to perform low power physical experiments at BelNPP unit No. 1.
09.10.2020
BelNPP to launch next year
Neighbouring Lithuania actively opposes the launch of BelNPP
27.07.2020
12 people forcibly tested for coronavirus in Astravets district
Astravets district prosecutor authorized the compulsory medical examination of 12 people, BelTA informs.
16.04.2020
Safety systems tested at first BelNPP unit
The first unit of the Belarusian NPP carried out complex tests.
07.04.2020
Baltic states ready to block electricity from BelNPP
On February 7, the prime ministers of the Baltic States discussed the development of the electricity market in Tallinn.
08.02.2020
US gen Ben Hodges: Not a time for Belarus to relax (ENG video)
Belsat TV host Syarhei Pelyasa has interviewed US Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges, who previously commanded US forces in Iraq and Europe. Currently, he holds a key position in the Washington-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).
22.01.2020