{"id":163918,"date":"2025-11-12T23:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/163918\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarus-announces-scheduled-maintenance-of-nuclear-reactor-unit","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/163918\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus announces scheduled maintenance of nuclear reactor unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 12, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus\u2019 nuclear power plant tomorrow will start \u201cscheduled preventive maintenance\u201d of the second power unit, the Ministry of Energy announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuclear power plants undergo such maintenance annually to ensure stable operation of the equipment, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engineers have planned equipment and process system diagnostics and repairs. Workers will also check the condition of metals in the equipment and pipes. Used nuclear fuel will be replaced with fresh fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Astraviec Nuclear Power Plant staff will perform maintenance with the help of Belarusian and Russian organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plant\u2019s second unit entered commercial operation in November 2023. 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