TASHKENT, April 20. /TASS/. Rosatom will prepare the legal framework and conclude contracts for the construction of Unit 3 of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in 2026, Chief Executive Officer of the Russian state corporation Alexey Likhachev said.
"In this major program for development of nuclear energy [in Belarus], the next step, as decided by the president and the government of Belarus, is the third unit at the first Ostrovets NPP. Viktor M. [Karankevich] and I are absolutely clear on the technological configuration, the technological outline of the project. This will be another VVER-1200, our flagship export project," he told reporters on the sidelines of the International Industrial Exhibition Innoprom. Central Asia in Tashkent.
"This year, in addition to the technical aspects, we need to reach and conclude all agreements on economic matters and create the necessary legal framework for bilateral intergovernmental relations. We will achieve this goal and have agreed on the next steps," the chief executive added.