Nuclear power in Belarus (Belarusian: Ядзерная энергетыка Беларусі) is a branch of the energy sector of the Republic of Belarus based on the use of peaceful nuclear energy for the generation of electricity and heat. As of 2025, the country operates one commercial nuclear power plant—the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) in the Astraviec District, which consists of two power units with a total capacity of 2400 MW. The transition to nuclear generation became the largest industrial project in the history of independent Belarus. It allowed the country to completely abandon electricity imports and significantly reduce its dependence on natural gas supplies, whose share in the energy balance decreased from 95% to 65%. At the same time, the process of establishing the industry took more than half a century: from the first large-scale surveys and secret mobile reactors in the 1960s to the cancellation of all projects after the Chernobyl disaster and their difficult revival at the beginning of the 21st century.
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