Belarus. Belarusian NPP. Generating Units 1 and 2

Project description. In 2011 the intergovernmental agreement was concluded between Russia and Belarus onconstruction of the Belarusian NPP. According to the agreement, ASE was appointed general contractor of the Belarusian NPP construction project, and the State Enterprise Nuclear Power Plant Construction Directorate (GU DSAE) acted as the customer. The Belarusian NPP will include two generating units with VVER-1200 reactors (V-491) with a capacity of up to 1,200 MW each. The gross installed capacity will amount to 2,400 MW. The commissioning of generating unit 1 is scheduled for 2018 and of unit 2 for 2020.

2012 results. In 2012 work was launched on designing of the Belarusian NPP. By the end of the year, 963 people worked on the project, number of construction machines engaged amounted to 260 units. By the end of 2012, availability of the project equaled to 10 percent, and 65% of the project documentation was elaborated. The following results were achieved in the reporting period:

• Designing of the foundation pit for generating unit 1;
• Initial designing of the foundation pit for generating unit 2.

2013 arrangements. The following operations are scheduled for 2013:

• Completion of work on concrete foundation arrangement for generating unit 1;
• Completion of soil excavation for the foundation pit and waterproofing of main buildings and structures of generating unit 2;
• Completion of work on concrete foundation arrangement for generating unit 1.