Zero Option proposal regarding EIA of the construction of a NPP

To        Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Republic of Belarus

Zero Option proposal regarding EIA of the construction of a NPP

Following "public hearings" in Astravets which took place on 9 October 2009, we, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Belarus, having read the following documents:

1. Rationale for investment into the construction of a nuclear power plant in Belarus. Assessing the impact on the environment. Statement on the possible impact on the environment of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Preliminary report on the EIA of the Belarusian nuclear power plant) / Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus. Republican project research unitary enterprise "Belnipienergoprom. Minsk, 2009

2. Critical remarks on the "Statement on the possible impact on the environment of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Preliminary report on the EIA of the Belarusian nuclear power plant)" / Belarusian Green Party, Movement “Scientists for non-nuclear Belarus”; group “Ecodefense!" ( Russia), NGO "Eco-dom". Minsk, September 21, 2009

3. Chuprov VA, Bodrov OV, Shkradyuk IE Reducing consumption of natural gas in Belarus: Nuclear and innovative scenarios: Monograph. Minsk, 2009;

having thought about and discussed between ourselves the information contained in the mentioned above documents, we came to the following conclusions:

1. "Statement on the possible impact on the environment of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Preliminary report on the EIA of the Belarusian nuclear power plant)" should be called back by the customer, provided that the errors committed in the "Statement" can not be eliminated quickly and are of a fundamental and even conceptual character, as well, the statement is missing many important parts and in general , the "Statement" does not meet the requirements contained in the Instruction on the procedure for conducting environmental impact assessment of planned development and other activities in the Republic of Belarus approved by a Regulation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Republic of Belarus № 30 of the of June 17, 2005.

2. The proposed draft project NPP-2006 with reactors VVER-1200 was not verified (there are only two reactors of this type operating in the world), is unreliable (as demonstrated by the exploitation of Tianwan NPP in China and other reactors of similar design VVER-440 and VVER-1000 in different countries), and it would produce extremely expensive electricity (21 cents per 1 kWh according to the Russian side).

3. Whereas the " Statement on the possible impact on the environment of the Belarusian nuclear power plant” was done properly it would demonstrate nuclear power is economically impractical and is environmentally hazardous facility, construction of which is unacceptable in the Republic of Belarus or anywhere else.

We demand to abandon the plans for construction and operation of nuclear power plant in accordance with paragraphs 13.3 and 41.7 of the Instruction on the procedure for conducting environmental impact assessment of planned development and other activities in the Republic of Belarus.

We demand to consider our proposal in accordance with the Instruction on the procedure for conducting environmental impact assessment of planned development and other activities in the Republic of Belarus.

We request reply with regard our proposals whether the latter were taken into account, in time specified by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus for addresses of citizens. Response should be sent to: ________________________________________

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