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This became clear during a meeting in the Presidency, where President Gitanas Nausėda spoke with Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and several other ministers.
President Asta Skaisgirytė’s advisor announced that Lithuanian power system operator Litgrid had received a message from his Belarusian colleagues that the first reactor would be put into operation from 1 to 10 November.
According to her, a protest note will be sent to Belarus on Tuesday, stating that Lithuania does not agree with the irresponsible commissioning that the power plant “represents a threat to the security of the European Union and Lithuanian citizens.” It will also require stopping the energy start-up of the reactor.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Asta Skaisgirytė
Belarus started producing nuclear fuel in the power plant’s first reactor in August. The power start-up means that the Astravo nuclear power plant will start generating electricity.
I didn’t do everything
The president convened the State Defense Council three months ago to agree on what remains to be done to prepare for possible nuclear disasters in the country’s vicinity.
Interior Minister Rita Tamašunienė said the institutions planned to make 33 acquisitions to acquire the necessary equipment.
By 2023, we should all say we are ready.
However, so far only ten purchases have been made.
According to the minister, the municipalities did not do the necessary work either. When asked to rate the municipality’s readiness, he gave a six with a plus seven.
“What we do not seem today and far away, we often take to the background,” said R.Tamašunienė.
However, he said that the COVID-19 pandemic was beneficial in terms of preparedness, as it helped improve interoperability between institutions.
According to the minister, in the future the institutions will have to develop a new concept of civil protection, and the government will examine the updated Civil Protection Law on Wednesday.
Photo by Valdas Kopūstas / 15min / Rita Tamašunienė
The politician argued that the changes in the legislation were intended to move away from redundant chains of decision-making to do so faster.
R.Tamašunienė said the government plans to invest almost 140 million LTL in disaster preparedness for the Astravas nuclear power plant in the coming years. euros.
He assured that within three years a complete review of the civil protection system model is planned in preparation for possible incidents.
“By 2023, we should all say that we are ready, that we know what to do in the event of a disaster,” the interior minister said.
“But that doesn’t mean we don’t do it now. We are working by all possible means ”, he added.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Exercises on a possible accident at the Astrava nuclear power plant
Iodine Tablets Division
Iodine tablets have been distributed to the population in municipalities near the Astrava nuclear power plant for some time.
However, the tablets are not available to its actual residents who have declared their place of residence elsewhere. These people are mainly in Vilnius.
R.Tamašunienė said that if the local municipality does not find ways to solve this problem, iodine tablets can be distributed where there are most of the people who have not declared their place of residence in Vilnius, for example in universities.
SAM / Lithuania photo received 4 million LTL on commission. iodine tablets
“For now, we can improve that model of sharing through pharmacies, we just need to create an algorithm so that those people can identify themselves as if they were in Vilnius for a long time,” said the minister.
Although she lives in the Vilnius district, she admitted that she herself had not taken pills from the old man, because she did not find time for that.
“I will definitely do it and urge others to do so immediately,” R.Tamašunienė said.
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