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The city Visaginas is situated in the northeast of Lithuania. It had been founded in 1975 as Sniečkus for the workers of the [[Ignalina NPP]] on the shores of the lake Visaginas. Four villages had been demolished for that workers' town, with the biggest one of them known as Visaginas.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visaginas&oldid=445363068 as at October 15, 2011</ref> | The city Visaginas is situated in the northeast of Lithuania. It had been founded in 1975 as Sniečkus for the workers of the [[Ignalina NPP]] on the shores of the lake Visaginas. Four villages had been demolished for that workers' town, with the biggest one of them known as Visaginas.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visaginas&oldid=445363068 as at October 15, 2011</ref> | ||
| − | Proposals to construct a new NPP at the old Ignalina NPP site, that had been closed in accordance with Lithuania's accession agreement to the EU<ref name="Visaginas">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visaginas_Nuclear_Power_Plant&oldid=447180300 as at October 15, 2011</ref> at the end of 2009, have been made since 2007<ref name="Ignalina">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ignalina_Nuclear_Power_Plant&oldid=451980296 as at October 15, 2011</ref>. In October 2011, the Lithuanian government informed the European Union about their construction plans<ref name="nuklearforum">http://www.nuklearforum.ch/ebarticle.php?art_id=de-131842098266&id=de-116487550462--p-1 as at October 15, 2011</ref>. | + | Proposals to construct a new NPP at the old Ignalina NPP site, that had been closed in accordance with Lithuania's accession agreement to the EU<ref name="Visaginas">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visaginas_Nuclear_Power_Plant&oldid=447180300 as at October 15, 2011</ref> at the end of 2009, have been made since 2007<ref name="Ignalina">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ignalina_Nuclear_Power_Plant&oldid=451980296 as at October 15, 2011</ref>. First discussions regarding new reactors started alread in the 1990s and were continued in the 2000s<ref name="Visaginas" />. In October 2011, the Lithuanian government informed the European Union about their construction plans<ref name="nuklearforum">http://www.nuklearforum.ch/ebarticle.php?art_id=de-131842098266&id=de-116487550462--p-1 as at October 15, 2011</ref>. |
| − | The ''Visaginas Nuclear Plant Company'' has been set up by electricity companies of Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland on July 30, 2008 to be responsible for the construction of the new NPP. It is supposed to be a 1,300 MW boiling water reactor<ref name="nuklearforum" /> while a maximum capacity of up to 3,400 MW had been announced<ref name="Visaginas" />. On July 14, 2011<ref name="nuklearforum" /> the ''GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy'' has been selected as a strategic investor of the project.<ref name="Ignalina" /> | + | The ''Visaginas Nuclear Plant Company'' has been set up by electricity companies of Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland on July 30, 2008 to be responsible for the construction of the new NPP. It is supposed to be a 1,300 MW boiling water reactor<ref name="nuklearforum" /> while earlier a maximum capacity of up to 3,400 MW distributed over two reactors had been announced<ref name="Visaginas" />. On July 14, 2011<ref name="nuklearforum" /> the ''GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy'' has been selected as a strategic investor of the project.<ref name="Ignalina" /> The estimated construction costs will be up to 5 billion Euros<ref name="Visaginas" />. In 2020 the NPP is supposed to be ready to be connected to the grid<ref name="Visaginas" />. |
* an international [[Nuclear Waste and Pollution Conference in Vilnius 2011|anti-nuclear conference]] focusing on the new NPP construction plans of Lithuania, Belarus and Kaliningrad (Russia) will take place in Vilnius (LT) on December 6-8, 2011 | * an international [[Nuclear Waste and Pollution Conference in Vilnius 2011|anti-nuclear conference]] focusing on the new NPP construction plans of Lithuania, Belarus and Kaliningrad (Russia) will take place in Vilnius (LT) on December 6-8, 2011 | ||
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== Media coverage == | == Media coverage == | ||
* [http://www.nuklearforum.ch/ebarticle.php?art_id=de-131842098266&id=de-116487550462--p-1 Litauen informiert die Europäische Kommission über Neubaupläne] <small><small>German</small></small> | * [http://www.nuklearforum.ch/ebarticle.php?art_id=de-131842098266&id=de-116487550462--p-1 Litauen informiert die Europäische Kommission über Neubaupläne] <small><small>German</small></small> | ||
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| + | == Further information resources == | ||
| + | * [http://www.vae.lt/en/ operator website] | ||
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Revision as of 13:31, 15 October 2011
The city Visaginas is situated in the northeast of Lithuania. It had been founded in 1975 as Sniečkus for the workers of the Ignalina NPP on the shores of the lake Visaginas. Four villages had been demolished for that workers' town, with the biggest one of them known as Visaginas.[1]
Proposals to construct a new NPP at the old Ignalina NPP site, that had been closed in accordance with Lithuania's accession agreement to the EU[2] at the end of 2009, have been made since 2007[3]. First discussions regarding new reactors started alread in the 1990s and were continued in the 2000s[2]. In October 2011, the Lithuanian government informed the European Union about their construction plans[4].
The Visaginas Nuclear Plant Company has been set up by electricity companies of Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland on July 30, 2008 to be responsible for the construction of the new NPP. It is supposed to be a 1,300 MW boiling water reactor[4] while earlier a maximum capacity of up to 3,400 MW distributed over two reactors had been announced[2]. On July 14, 2011[4] the GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has been selected as a strategic investor of the project.[3] The estimated construction costs will be up to 5 billion Euros[2]. In 2020 the NPP is supposed to be ready to be connected to the grid[2].
- an international anti-nuclear conference focusing on the new NPP construction plans of Lithuania, Belarus and Kaliningrad (Russia) will take place in Vilnius (LT) on December 6-8, 2011
Media coverage
Further information resources
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visaginas&oldid=445363068 as at October 15, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visaginas_Nuclear_Power_Plant&oldid=447180300 as at October 15, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ignalina_Nuclear_Power_Plant&oldid=451980296 as at October 15, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://www.nuklearforum.ch/ebarticle.php?art_id=de-131842098266&id=de-116487550462--p-1 as at October 15, 2011
