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Lithuania to install alert sirens concerning neighboring nuclear power plant: report

Xinhua, March 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

Lithuania plans to install alert sirens in southeastern part of the country concerning a nuclear power plant being built in neighboring Belarus, local media reported Saturday.

The Astravets nuclear power plant is being built in Belarus, around 50 kilometers from the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius.

The Lithuanian Fire and Rescue Department (PAGD) plans to install alert sirens in southeastern part of the country to inform the residents on possible radiological danger in case of an incident, local news agency BNS reported.

"Since the power plant will be near the border, the area of impact would be in our territory. We are planning to warn the residents," PAGD deputy director Juris Targonskis told BNS.

The sirens would be installed in Vilnius and its surroundings and other regions of the southeastern parts of Lithuania, totaling 150 locations at the distance of 50 kilometers from the nuclear power plant.

The launch of the first unit of the Astravets nuclear power plant is scheduled in 2018 with the second reactor to be launched in 2019, according to Lithuanian media.

Lithuania has been campaigning against the Astravets nuclear power plant, claiming the project is being developed by violating safety standards. Belarusia rejects the accusations. Endit