BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

16/01/2008

Belarus to build nuclear power plant

The Belarusian Security Council said it decided to construct a nuclear power plant, Itar-Tass cited a presidential spokesperson as saying Tuesday.

President Alexander Lukashenko made the decision, and his government expects to receive a draft resolution by the end of January.

Lukashenko called for boosting the construction of the nuclear power plant.

"The government should work very seriously. A delay means additional expenditures. We should start working and launch the project already this year. The power plant must be built within a short time," he said.

The nuclear power plant is very important for Belarus, as is the question of security, he said.

"Several hundreds of nuclear power plants have been built worldwide, so there is nothing extraordinary about the construction of a nuclear power plant in Belarus," the president said.

The project will be strictly controlled, and the quality of work must be high, he said.

"Many have taken an interest in the prospective Belarusian nuclear power plant. We have received many offers from prospective sponsors from the Middle East to Europe. The government and the National Bank will choose the best," Lukashenko said.

The nuclear power plant may produce up to 30 percent of all electricity in Belarus by 2020.

Source:

http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Energy/Analysis/2008/01/16/upi_energy_watch/5702/

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