EU Says Belarus Made Progress on Safety at Nuclear Plant

  • Regulators release preliminary report on Astravets facility
  • Second part of EU peer review planned for spring and summer
The Astravets nuclear power plant in Belarus.Photographer: Nikolai Petrov/Pool/AP Photo
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Belarus has made progress on addressing key safety concerns at its new nuclear plant in Astravets, the European Union said in a preliminary report after officials visited the site.

The conclusions are based on documents and information from Belarusian authorities, verified during a February visit to the plant, which is located close to the EU border. A full report will be compiled after a further peer review later this year, and will focus on the EU’s remaining recommendations, according to the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group.