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Belarus proposes to set up a public council on environmental radiation monitoring of nuclear energy facilities, Tatiana Bosenko, head of the department of personnel, ideological, organizational and analytical support and quality management at Gosatomnadzor, said at a press conference in BelTA's press center. "On 8 September, public hearings were held in Belarus before a license for the operation of the second power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was issued. They were organized...

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) and the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have signed a roadmap of scientific and technical cooperation in promising areas for 2023-2025, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. The document was signed by First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Sergei Chizhik and Deputy Chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of...

We have nominated the Belarusian art of vytsinanka and the Neglyubka textile tradition for inclusion into the UNESCO list, Gennady Khodor, a consultant at the Department for the Protection and Registration of Historical and Cultural Values at the Historical and Cultural Heritage Department at the Culture Ministry of Belarus, said at a press conference to mark the Day of Cultural Workers on 5 October, BelTA has learned. "This year we have submitted two more nominations to UNESCO:...

The procedure of signing the cooperation agreement between the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus and the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China has been complete. The document was signed by Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko on 6 October. This means that the document enters into force, BelTA learned from the press service of the House of Representatives. “It is pleasant to note that we are making a powerful leap forward in...

Pavel Shkurko, head of the energy and gas supply office of the production and technology department of the Energy Ministry, shared the latest news about the Belarusian nuclear power plant with BelTA. Pavel Shkurko noted that the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is already up and running, while the second unit is now at the pilot operation stage. “Working in the base-load operation mode the two units will be able to generate 18.5 billion kWh of electricity and replace...

Head of the Hunting Industry Department of the Belarusian Forestry Ministry Aleksandr Kozorez called a press conference to reveal how much licenses for hunting wild beasts in Belarus cost, BelTA has learned. The season for hunting male deer and male elk during the rutting period is nearly over. “It went quite well. As many as 175 deer buck trophies and about 140 male elk trophies were secured in hunting ranges of the Forestry Ministry. It is the most interesting kind of hunt for...