Lithuanian agency: Belarusian NPP nuclear safety issues remain unresolved

In the letter of 25 May 2023 addressed to the Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES), which acts in Belarus as nuclear safety regulator, the Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) once again calls to suspend operation of Unit 1 and commissioning of Unit 2 of Belarusian NPP until all safety issues are resolved, VATESI said in a statement.

Most of the long-standing issues of ensuring nuclear safety have not been resolved so far, VATESI said and in the letter to the MES reminded still the lack of specific information of the nuclear power plant site selection and evaluation, NPP equipment resistance to seismic events and to the effects of a large civil aircraft crash, implementation of stress tests recommendations, probabilistic safety assessment, fire hazard analysis and other safety issues.