The Arctic as a resource base
What’s wrong with Russia’s official documents on the Arctic.
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Publish date: July 30, 2008
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Belarus plans to build a nuclear power plant with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts, with the first unit to come online in 2016, and the second in 2018. The plant is expected to have so-called Generation III water-moderated reactors.
Belarus invited Rosatom, the French-German firm Areva, and the US.-Japanese joint venture Westinghouse-Toshiba, the three main producers of nuclear equipment in the world, to participate in the tender, the agency said.
"Rosatom has officially confirmed its intention to participate," the Belarusian energy ministry said, adding that Areva had also consented to take part in the tender.
The ministry said it had not received an official response from Westinghouse.
"We have sent an offer to that company as well. We are still waiting. The deadline will expire on August 1st," the ministry said.
What’s wrong with Russia’s official documents on the Arctic.
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