“I believe, the intergovernmental agreement will be signed in October,” Nikolai Grusha said.
Nikolai Grusha also reminded that on October 9, 2009 Ostrovets will host the public consultations on the preliminary report about the environmental impact of the nuclear power plant.
According to BelTA, Belarus and Russia have signed a intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy in Minsk on May 28, 2009. It is a framework document stating major avenues of cooperation in the development, design, construction and operation of the nuclear power plant, provision of nuclear and radiation security and also scientific cooperation, personnel training and other areas. Signing an agreement on constructing the nuclear power plant should be the next step.
Belarus plans to build a nuclear power plant with the capacity close to 2,400 MW. The first power unit of the Belarusian power plant is planned to go online in 2016, the second one in 2018.
Atomstroyexport CJSC is the general contractor. It is a state engineering company run by Rosatom and implements intergovernmental agreements for building nuclear energy installations abroad.
