Rosatom: Final stage of the physical start-up is under way at Belarusian NPP unit 1

Rosatom: Final stage of the physical start-up is under way at Belarusian NPP unit 1

OSTROVETS, Belarus — The Unit No. 1 at the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant, equipped with the VVER-1200 reactor has been brought to minimum control power (MCP).Minimum control power level is reached when neutron flux is recorded in a reactor working at a level sufficient to sustain a fission chain reaction.Reaching MCP (at a minimal power level of under 1%) is considered as the final stage of the physical start-up procedure. It allows personnel to safely take a required measurements and verify whether the physical characteristics of the reactor core comply with design requirements.In due