A draft law regulating the utilisation of nuclear energy has been worked out in Belarus, Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk said during consultations with a delegation of the European Commission in Minsk on January 29.
He remarked, the bill had been put together taking into account laws of countries with developed nuclear power engineering, with consultations with the IAEA held. “Soon the final edition of the law will be forwarded for expert evaluation to the IAEA,” said the official. After the document is brought in to the Belarusian parliament, the document will be also presented for consideration of the European Commission.
According to Mikhail Mikhadyuk, other legal instruments are being worked out in Belarus to regulate the creation and exploitation of the atomic power station in the country. Their development also undergoes international expert evaluation.
“We cooperate very tightly with the IAEA in order to make the implementation of the project for building a nuclear power plant in Belarus open, transparent and qualified. We understand the responsibility we will bear before the international community for at least 100 years,” stressed the Deputy Energy Minister. In view of this the most reliable and safest project will be chosen to build the Belarusian nuclear power plant.
At present several potential locations are being surveyed to choose the optimal construction site. “We also analyse intermediate results concerning the location choice with IAEA inspectors,” said Mikhail Mikhadyuk. Preparations are underway in Belarus to hold an international tender for the nuclear power plant construction. Three main groups of companies are considered as potential suppliers: an American-Japanese group, a French-German group, and Russian company Atomstroyexport.
