Safe design, precautions of Belarusian nuclear power plant explained
MINSK, 30 April (BelTA) – A number of risks were taken into account in the course of construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Chief Specialist for Nuclear Safety Regulation Office of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) Irina Vityaz explained what risks had been taken into account and what measures had been taken to minimize them during public hearings on granting the license to operate the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant on 30 April, BelTA has learned.
According to the source, the Belarusian nuclear power plant is designed to handle the following natural and artificial impacts: the fall of a light aircraft weighing as much as 5.6 tonnes and flying 100 meters per second, seismic events (a seven-point earthquake), an air shock wave as strong as 30kPa, strong snowfalls, strong winds, temperatures, hurricanes, and tornadoes. In order to evaluate these impacts, natural phenomena that may be repeated once every 10,000 years were taken into account.