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Astravyets plant may be used as ‘unconventional’ weapon against Baltics – President Grybauskaitė
The Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus may be used against the three Baltic states unconventionally, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday before a conference on geopolitical and nuclear impact of the Astravyets utility.
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Protection of Lithuania’s LNG terminal ‘impressive’
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas said during a visit in the port city of Klaipėda on Friday that the Public Security Service and Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipėda Oil) were doing a good job protecting the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. […]
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Lithuanian ministers to inspect security at Klaipėda LNG terminal
Lithuanian Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas and Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis are going to Klaipėda on Friday to inspect security arrangements at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.
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Belarus ‘admits difficulties at Astravyets nuclear plant’ – Lithuanian PM
By replacing the body of the reactor of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant that is being built close to the Lithuanian border, Belarus admits facing difficulties in construction safety, says Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, adding that the step should be welcomed. […]
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Drunk German yachtsman nearly crashes into Lithuania’s oil terminal
A recent incident near an oil terminal owned by the Polish company Orlen has drawn attention to security at the facility which is a vital part of Lithuania’s energy infrastructure. If the company cannot protect it, the Lithuanian state may have to step in, the interior minister has commented.
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Belarusian president tells Lithuania to stop complaining and cooperate on nuclear plant
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that Lithuania should think of helping his country run the nuclear power plant, which Vilnius has vehemently criticized as unsafe.
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EC to look into Lithuania’s complaints over Belarusian nuclear plant
The European Commission is looking into the address filed by three Lithuanian ministers about the Belarusian nuclear power plant under construction in Astravyets, some 50 km from Vilnius.
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Fire incident reported at decommissioned Ingalina nuclear plant
Rising smoke was noticed above Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, a facility in the process of decommissioning in eastern Lithuania, on Monday evening. […]
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Lithuanian minister dismisses ‘childish’ explanations about incident at Astravyets plant
Rosatom, the Russian company which is building reactors for Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, has downplayed a recent incident at the facility, but Lithuania’s environment minister says the explanation is “childish”.
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What are the dangers of Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant to Lithuania?
Lithuania is stepping up its opposition to the nuclear power plant that Belarus is building in Astravyets, just across the common border, after reports of incidents at the construction site is coming in. A leading energy expert explains the dangers of the plant and what could be done to mitigating them.
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IAEA experts, not Lithuanian politicians, should go to Astravyets – environment minister
Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas thinks that Lithuanian politicians should not go to Belarus‘ Astravyets nuclear power plant construction site before it is visited by experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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Shutdown the only way to ensure safety at Astravyets plant – Belarus opposition figure
The only way to ensure safety at the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, which is under construction just 20km from the Lithuanian border, is shutting down the project, says Nikolai Ulasevich of the Belarusian opposition United Civil Party. […]
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Incidents at Belarus nuclear plant ‘prove Lithuania’s concerns are justified’ – Grybauskaitė
Incidents at Astravyets power plant, a nuclear facility that Belarus is building close to its border with Lithuania, show that Vilnius has grounds to be concerned about the project’s safety, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday.
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Initiative to ban electricity from Belarus nuclear plant moves on to Seimas
The Lithuanian parliament will discuss a citizens’ legislative initiative to bar market access for electricity from a nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus, just 50 kilometres from Vilnius.
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Lithuanian electricity prices slashed by increased competition
Lithuania’s electricity prices are falling fast with rising electricity producer competition in the Baltic region.
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Nordbalt interconnector back up and running
The Norbalt electricity interconnector that links Lithuania with Swedish and Scandinavian power markets is up and running again after suffering a number of porblems.
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Stockholm arbitration ruling in Lithuania-Gazprom case ‘not a total loss’
A four-year-long dispute between the Lithuanian government and Russia‘s gas company Gazprom over €1.4 billion sought by Lithuania at Stockholm arbitration court over overcharging for gas supplies has ended in failure of both parties to prove the validity of their claims.
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Lithuania’s €1.4bn claim against Gazprom rejected by Stockholm arbitration court
A Stockholm arbitration court, which examined Lithuania’s €1.4-billion suit against Russia’s gas supplier Gazprom over overcharging for gas supplies, has found no guilt on Gazprom’s part, Lithuania’s energy minister has said.
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‘No clear answers’ at Lithuania-Belarus consultations over Astravyets nuclear plant
Lithuanian representatives who are holding meetings with Belarusian officials on Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant say they do not get answers to all the questions they have about safety at the facility.
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