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November 26, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Lithuanian firefighters yesterday extinguished a minor fire at the site of the decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, located near the country\u2019s border with Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lithuanian interior ministry said the fire broke out in a building classified as having the \u201clowest hazard category\u201d and posed no threat to radiation safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State Nuclear Energy Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) reported that the incident occurred at the facility\u2019s radioactive waste treatment complex and confirmed that no radioactive substances were released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNormal technical work has been suspended pending an investigation, repairs and testing before the equipment is put back into operation,\u201d VATESI said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ignalina plant, situated on Lake Dr\u016bk\u0161iai (also known as Drysviaty), which is shared by Lithuania and Belarus, operated from December 1983 until its shutdown in December 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lithuanian officials have repeatedly criticized Belarus for building the Astraviec nuclear power plant, located about 55 kilometers (34 miles) from the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, calling it unsafe and describing it as a \u201cgeopolitical weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IAEA to assess safety of Belarusian nuclear plant in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 26, Pozirk. Lithuanian firefighters yesterday extinguished a minor fire at the site of the decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, located near the country\u2019s border with Belarus. The Lithuanian interior ministry said the fire broke out in a building classified as having the \u201clowest hazard category\u201d and posed no threat to radiation safety. The State […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":165744,"template":"","rubric":[14,13],"class_list":["post-165754","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLithuania reports minor fire at decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Plant near Belarus border | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 26, Pozirk. 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