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BNR Rada On Nuclear Power in BelarusThe Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (BNR) in exile, convened for its XXVII plenary session in London on the 18th April 2010, has adopted a resolution titled “Against the Construction of Nuclear Power Station in Belarus.”The Rada noted that the Lukashenka government follows in the footsteps of the Soviet government in Moscow, whose plans to construct such a facility in Belarus near Viciebsk in 1988 were blocked only by mass popular protests organized by the Belarusian Popular Front. But while in the West, the feasibility of nuclear power industry development has been a subject of careful discussion for decades, and many issues still remain unresolved, the current government of Belarus made its decision without either wide public consultations or advice from independent experts without IAEA links. As a rule, no opponents were allowed to speak out at the official discussions, while pickets and mass public actions by environmentalists were banned and their participants arrested. The resolution refers to the latest information that the construction contract is to be granted to Russian organizations. As a result, the Rada asserts, "Belarus may become hostage of Russia's atomic industry experiments" and states that "a free and open discussion of all the nuclear power plant construction aspects can only take place in a free society and under a state authority which would be elected by the people and would depend on the people." The resolution concludes: “The BNR Rada protests against nuclear power plant construction plans in Belarus and supports the civil society which intends to oppose this project." This article appeared in Belarusian Review, Vol. 22, No. 2 --------------------------------------------- Copyright 2010 Belarusian Review All rights reserved. belarusianreview@hotmailcom
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