Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant

  • Energy

MEPs attack Commission for failing ‘to grasp seriousness of situation’ on Belarus nuclear plant

Members of the European Parliament say the European Commission lacks resolve in dealing with Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, a facility…

9 years ago
  • Energy

EU must be united on Belarus nuclear plant, Lithuanian PM tells Juncker

The European Union has to speak with once voice about the safety of a new nuclear power plant that Belarus…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian PM to discuss Belarus nuclear plant, dairy crisis with Juncker

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss the critical situation in the…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Over 15,000 Lithuanians sign call to bar Belarusian electricity from Lithuania

Over 15,000 Lithuanian citizens have supported a legislative initiative aimed at barring access for electricity from a nuclear power plant…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuania strengthens preparations for nuclear incident

Lithuania intends to follow in the footsteps of other European countries in strengthening the protection of its population against a…

9 years ago
  • Energy

‘No double standards for Astravyets nuclear plant’ – EU Commissioner Andriukaitis

Double standards must not apply to a new nuclear power plant that Belarus is building in Astravyets, close to its…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Lithuania calls on EBRD to avoid supporting projects linked to Belarus nuclear plant

Lithuania has called on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to be particularly rigorous in examining projects linked,…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Blocking Belarusian nuclear plant electricity ‘requires Baltic collaboration’

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Energy Commission met to discuss a study on the technical means to restrict electricity produced at the Astravyets…

9 years ago
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Astrvayets nuclear plant will be built despite Lithuania’s protests – expert

Holding rallies against Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant and threatening boycotts on Belarusian electricity is too late, a Lithuanian expert says.…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Rally in Lithuania protests Belarusian nuclear project on Vilnius’ doorstep

About 100 protesters showed up in front of the Belarusian Embassy Monday at noon to protest against the nuclear power…

9 years ago
  • Energy

‘Google-translated’ environmental impact report has Lithuania doubting Belarus serious on nuclear safety

An environmental impact assessment report that Belarus has presented to Lithuania regarding its Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant reads like it…

9 years ago
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  • Energy

Is radiation a danger after accident at Belarus nuclear plant?

Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety inspectors say that there is no information suggesting that a possible incident at the Astravyets…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania demands explanation over reported incident in Astravyets nuclear plant

Lithuania has summoned Belarus' ambassador and handed him a diplomatic note over a reported incident in the construction site of…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Astravyets nuclear plant ‘is a crime’, says Belarusian Nobel Prize winning author

Belarusian journalist and author Svetlana Alexievich, who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, said during a visit in…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Lithuania asks Belarus to set up expert panel for Astravyets nuclear plant

During diplomatic consultations on Tuesday, Lithuania suggested that Belarus should set up a joint special expert commission that would help…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

How much would blocking electricity from Belarus nuclear plant cost Lithuania?

Belarus’s new nuclear power plant is rising fast at Astrayvets but Lithuanian analysts have now published a study on the…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Lithuania considers options to stop Astravyets nuclear plant

A study presented at the Ministry of Energy on Thursday outlines possibilities how Lithuania could respond to the construction of…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Belarus promises stress tests on Astravyets nuclear plant

Developers of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus say they will perform stress tests on the facility to make…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

IAEA director promises more oversight during visit to Belarus nuclear plant

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), promised that the organisation would send several missions to Belarus by…

9 years ago
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Baltic countries in joint effort to block electricity from Astravyets nuclear plant

The three Baltic countries plan to restrict electricity imports from Belarus' would-be Astravyets nuclear power plant, Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas…

9 years ago