At the forum ROSATOM’s specialists were special guests, because it is the Russian state corporation’s design is used and Russian specialists are engaged to build the first nuclear power plant in Belarus. Speaking at the forum opening session, Kirill Komarov, ROSATOM Deputy CEO for Corporate Development and International Business, noted: “It is a great honor for us that it is the Russian technologies Belarus elected to develop nuclear power with and chose the state corporation ROSATOM as the strategic partner for the development of the national nuclear program. ROSATOM’s portfolio today includes orders to build 22 units of new NPPs’ abroad. And we have always stressed that within this set of projects we pay special attention to construction of the first nuclear power plant in the Republic of Belarus.”

Alexey Sachik, head of Multi-D marketing support laboratory at NIAEP, presented on an innovative management technology for design and construction of complex engineering facilities, including the Multi-D intellectual design system. Sachik said that the use of Multi-D model had already shown good results in the course of development of Rostov NPP Unit 3 design where all technological novelties in design and subsequent construction were utilized and advanced. This technology is planned to expand to other overseas projects. The head of Multi-D marketing support laboratory noted that the work scheduling, on-site staff management, support chain and other Multi-D system’s modules are already used in the course of Belarus NPP construction; however, tools of this technology are at different stages of implementation. 

The management and specialists of NIAEP also took part in the plenary session “Prospects of Nuclear Power Development in the Republic of Belarus.” First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Mikhadyuk and President of NIAEP Valery Limarenko made welcoming addresses. According to Limarenko, at the present time, about 2,300 people are engaged at the plant construction site, of whom 500 people are Russian specialists. Now, they do 15% of the total construction work on the Belarus NPP site, with the rest being done by Belarus builders.

Valery Limarenko noted that the Russian specialists are engaged to do the work requiring special skills, in particular, to build the foundation of the reactor building. He also emphasized that the principal contractor and the customer went into all details of the project and planned to complete it on due date. That is why Belarus NPP today has proven itself as an advance construction site and model facility.