{"id":171652,"date":"2026-01-14T19:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171652\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-nuclear-plant-to-disconnect-unit-1-from-grid-for-planned-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171652\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 nuclear plant to disconnect Unit 1 from grid for planned maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><strong> 14,<\/strong><em> <\/em><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) plans to disconnect Unit 1 from the grid for planned annual maintenance starting January 15, days after completing the maintenance of Unit 2, the energy ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workers will replace spent nuclear rods, test and maintain more than 10,000 systems related to the reactor, turbines, electricity, ventilation, automated and measurement systems, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planned maintenance of Unit 2 lasted 57 days, from November 13 to January 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia\u2019s Rosatom commissioned the plant in Astraviec, Hrodna region, in the fall of 2023. Unit 1 has supplied electricity to the grid since November 2020, and Unit 2 since May 2023. The units began commercial operation in June 2021 and November 2023, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government plans to build a third unit and connect it to the grid between 2035 and 2038.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/ru\/news\/171137\/\">Nuclear plant\u2019s Unit 2 reconnected to grid after planned maintenance<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 14, Pozirk. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) plans to disconnect Unit 1 from the grid for planned annual maintenance starting January 15, days after completing the maintenance of Unit 2, the energy ministry reported. 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