Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant
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 was written with an automated translation engine and raises concerns that nuclear safety is not taken seriously, Lithuanian experts say. […]

Rokas Masiulis
Foreign affairs

Lithuania and Japan sign memorandum on nuclear cooperation

Lithuanian Minister of Energy Rokas Masiulis has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State Yosuke Takagi on using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. […]

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European Union

EC proposal calls for more power to intervene in member states’ gas supply agreements

The European Commission has presented a package of proposals to ensure the Eropean Union’s energy security, including a measure allowing the EC to review and block member states’ agreements with third-country gas suppliers if they threaten other members’ energy security. […]

A tower at the Astravyets NPP
Energy

Lithuania needs political consensus on Belarus nuclear power plant, says minister of energy

Minister of Energy Rokas Masiulis says that a broad political consensus is needed in Lithuania on the issue of the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus. […]