Belarus - Pandemic lessons for Astravets

Belarus.

"Astravets is a small town in the western part of Belarus. The name became familiar as a location of the first nuclear power plant built in Belarus. In fact, it’s a Russian built plant constructed by Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom. For varying reasons, the project has been controversial from the very beginning, Ambassador Andrei Sannikov, leader of European Belarus Campaign, wrote."


The Lithuanian Tribune: "Pandemic lessons for Astravets" (12 May, 2020)
https://lithuaniatribune.com/pandemics-lessons-for-astravets/
"There are claims that several international agreements have been violated by the plant’s construction, for example the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the Espoo and Aarhus Conventions.

Concerns about the construction and safety of the Astravets nuclear power plant have been dramatically worsened by the erratic behavior of the Belarusian authorities during the current coronavirus pandemic."



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