Construction of a NPP in Belarus

The government of Belarus decided to construct a nuclear power plant (NPP) with a capacity of 2,300-2,400 MWe. Austria takes part in the transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the construction of the NPP in Belarus. The Environmental Agency Austria, “Umweltbundesamt” has assigned the Austrian Institute of Ecology, in cooperation with Dr. Helmut Hirsch, scientific consultant, to elaborate an expert statement on the EIA Report presented by Belarus.白俄罗斯政府决定建设一座额定容量为2300至2400兆瓦电功率的核电站（nuclear power plant, NPP）。奥地利将参与该白俄罗斯核电站建设项目的跨界环境影响评价（Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA）。奥地利环境署（Umweltbundesamt）已委托奥地利生态研究所，联合科学顾问赫尔穆特·希施（Helmut Hirsch）博士，针对白俄罗斯提交的环境影响评价报告编制专家意见书。