In accordance with the BelNPP construction schedule, a chain reaction was successfully launched at the first power unit, the reactor plant was brought to the minimum controlled power level. Thus, the beginning of the life cycle of the reactor was laid.
In the near future, a set of studies will be carried out at the first power unit, which will confirm the reliability of the entire system of nuclear physical control and nuclear safety of the reactor facility. The next stage will be the energetic start-up of the first power unit with its inclusion in the country's energy system.
Belarusian NPP with two VVER-1200 reactors with a total capacity of 2,400 MW is being built according to the Russian NPP-2006 project near Ostrovets, Grodno Oblast. The general contractor is the state corporation Rosatom.
