Construction of a NPP in Belarus

In 2009, 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 Umweltbundesamt (Environment Agency Austria) has assigned the Austrian Institute of Ecology, in cooperation with Dr. Helmut Hirsch,scientific consultant, to elaborate an expert statement on the Preliminary EIA Report presented by Belarus.