Notification on Public Consultations of the Environmental Report for the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Project for the Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Strategy of the Belarusian NPP

Public Consultation Notice Environmental Report on the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Project Strategy for Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant

Date of Notice  14.12.2018

Subject of Public Consultation

Environmental Report on the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Project Strategy for Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (SEA)

Information on the Public Authority Planning to Develop the Documentation (Name, Legal, Postal and E-mail Addresses, Telephone and Fax Numbers)

Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus 220030, Minsk, K. Marx St., 14, Tel.: (8-017) 218-21-02, Fax (8-017) 218-24-68, e-mail: minenergo@min.energo.by.

State Enterprise "Belarusian NPP", nuclear power plant construction site, 231201, Ostrovets, Grodno Region, Tel/Fax (8-01591) 7 03 38, 7 03 42, 7 03 76, e-mail: belaes@belaes.by.

Name of the Planning Document for Which Strategic Environmental Assessment is Being Conducted, Description

Name: Strategy for Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant.

Description: The Strategy reflects the key organizational aspects of the implementation of the national policy of the Republic of Belarus in the field of management of spent nuclear fuel of the Belarusian NPP, the main directions of scientific, technical and practical activities of the participants in the management process; it describes a phased, adaptive, consensus-based approach to the final stage of the nuclear fuel cycle by the parties involved in the management process.

Information on the Decision to be Made Regarding the Planning Document and the Public Authority Responsible for Making Such a Decision

The approval of the Strategy for Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant will be carried out by adopting a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. The authority,

responsible for making such a decision: Ministry of Energy of the Republic Belarus

Public Consultation Period

Start: 17.12.2018

End: 15.01.2019

Duration: (30 calendar days)

Terms and procedure for submitting comments and proposals on the environmental report for SEA

Comments and proposals are submitted in the period from 17.12.18 to 15.01.19 inclusive, in written or electronic form.

Information on where to find the environmental report for SEA and where to send comments and proposals (name, postal address, website address, full name, position of the contact person, phone and fax numbers, email address)

You can view the Environmental Report for SEA in electronic format in the "Public Consultations" section on the websites:

http://www.brest-region.gov.by

http://www.vitebsk-region.gov.by

http://www.gomel-region.gov.by

http://www.minsk-region.gov.by

http://www.mogilev-region.gov.by

http://www.region.grodno.by

http://www.minsk.gov.by

http://www.belaes.by

http://www.minenergo.by

http://www.sosny.bas-net.by

You can view the Environmental Report for SEA in hard copy and send comments and proposals to the following addresses:

– Belarusian NPP Information Center at: Ostrovets, Grodno region, Vostochnaya str. 18 A, 231201. Contact person: Svirid Eduard Ivanovich, position – Head of Information and Public Relations Department of State Enterprise "Belarusian NPP", tel. (8-01591) 7-79-74, belaes@belaes.by.

– Grodno Regional Executive Committee, Ozheshko str. 3, 230023, Grodno;

– Gomel Regional Executive Committee, Lenin Ave. 2, 246050, Gomel;

– Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Gogol str. 6, 210010, Vitebsk;

– Brest Regional Executive Committee, Lenin str. 11, 224006, Brest;

– Minsk

Minsk Regional Executive Committee, Engels Street 4, 220030, Minsk;

– Mogilev Regional Executive Committee, Pervomayskaya Street 71, 212030, Mogilev;

– Minsk City Executive Committee, Sovetskaya Street 19, 220030, Minsk;

– SSI "OIEIAI-Sosny", address where the paper copy of the report will be located.

Deadlines and procedure for submitting an application for the need to hold a meeting to discuss the environmental report on SEA

An application for the need to hold a public meeting can be sent from 17.12.2018 to 29.12.2018 to the postal and email addresses:

– Belarusian NPP Information Center at: Ostrovets, Grodno Region, Vostochnaya Street 18 A, 231201. Contact person: Svirid Eduard Ivanovich, position – Head of Information and Public Relations Department of State Enterprise "Belarusian NPP", tel. (8-01591) 7-79-74, belaes@belaes.by.

– Grodno Regional Executive Committee, Ozheshko Street 3, 230023, Grodno;

– Gomel Regional Executive Committee, Lenin Avenue 2, 246050, Gomel;

– Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Gogol Street 6, 210010, Vitebsk;

– Brest Regional Executive Committee, Lenin Street 11, 224006, Brest;

– Minsk Regional Executive Committee, Engels Street 4, 220030, Minsk;

– Mogilev Regional Executive Committee, Pervomayskaya Street 71, 212030, Mogilev;

– Minsk City Executive Committee, Sovetskaya Street 19, 220030, Minsk;

– Ostrovets District Executive Committee, K. Marx Street 2, 231210, Ostrovets;

– SSI "OIEIAI-Sosny", address where the paper copy of the report will be located.

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Public discussion of the Environmental Report on the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Strategy for the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant project