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Environmentalists need to stop the construction of the Belarusian Nuclear power plant

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The reason for the representatives served as promulgated GAN information that during the construction of the Belarusian NPP comprehensive inspection from October 27 to November 6, was recorded a number of violations. In particular, the head of the supervision of nuclear and radiation safety of nuclear installations GAN Alexander Prikhodko said during an online conference on the site of the state news agency BelTA : "Specialist supervisory authorities identified a number of violations during the waterproofing works, entrance control equipment, building, concrete and rebar works, installation and installation of lifting equipment. " In this case the supervisor believes that these violations can be eliminated in the course of construction and do not require a work stoppage.

In turn, environmentalists believe that the information on violations should become public, and construction must be stopped. According executive secretary of public environmental review of the project of the Belarusian NPP, a member of the board of "Eco Home" Tatiana Novikov, alleged violations relate to the supervisory authorities of a wide range of essential components of NPP construction and can affect not only its further course, but also on the work of the nuclear power plant.

"The main reason for such a comprehensive nature of violations lies in the fact that the construction of the reactor building of the Belarusian NPP began to develop the architectural design of the nuclear power plant and its proper approval - says she. - In order to avoid further serious problems, it should be stopped, and those responsible are identified and brought to justice.

According to the experts of environmental NGOs on published information, without analysis report due diligence, it is impossible to evaluate the seriousness of the violations and to say whether any of the They immediately stop construction.

Representatives of Belarusian environmental NGOs believe that the reports of supervisors on the construction of the Belarusian NPP initially checks should be public. Closure of this information allows you to ignore violations that may have disastrous consequences, writes BelaPAN.

According to experts, "Green Buildings", "has environmental aspects near the building, and his prospects - the functioning of the nuclear power plant" . "We hope that in the light of the decision of the meeting of the parties to the Aarhus Convention on the Belarusian NPP authorities will provide us with information ," - said Novikov.

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