On 20 September, experts of the University of Bristol came again to the Chornobyl NPP site.

The purpose of their 3-days visit to the plant is to apply robotics equipment to evaluate radiation situation under the Chornobyl Exclusion zone conditions.

On 20-23 September, together with Chornobyl NPP staff and researchers of the Institute for NPP’s Safety Problems (Ukraine), experts of the University of Bristol are going to apply their research methods in the Main Building (“Golden Corridor”, and Reactor 4 Control Room), as well as in the space under the New Safe Confinement arch.

As explained by David Megson-Smith, one of the researchers of the University of Bristol, their team has worked a lot with the nuclear organizations in the United Kingdom but hasn’t ever worked in the environment as difficult as here at the ChNPP, which makes this site a unique platform for applying their R&D products.

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On August 20, 2021, the license was issued to Chornobyl NPP for implementation of the activity in the field of processing and storage of radioactive waste, existing and generating during the Shelter Object transformation into ecologically safe system (operation of the Confinement and Shelter Object complex) in presence of the managers from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the European Commission. This license will ensure the regulatory control for the ongoing operation of the complex and subsequent transformation of the Shelter Object into environmentally safe site.

This event was preceded by a huge scope of works, performed by Chornobyl NPP specialists, including rectifying of the deficiencies identified as a result of pilot operation of NSC Commissioning Stage-1 and implementation of the recommendations, specified in the Act of inspection survey, and others. In addition, the licensing became possible after the State Nuclear and Radiation Safety expertise of a set of documents, the main of which was the "Safety Analysis Report for the NSC-SO complex", the inspection to verify the completeness and validity of the information contained in the submitted documents and the ability of the SSE “Chornobyl NPP” to perform the declared activity, the obtaining of the license for processing and storage of radioactive waste within the operation of the ChNPP’s Confinement and Shelter Object complex.

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On the 11th of August 2021, a meeting of the SNRIU’s Licensing Commission was held to consider ChNPP’s application for a license to carry out activities relating to processing and storage of radioactive waste. Based upon the results of the meeting, the Commission has recommended awarding the Chornobyl NPP with a license for the right to perform this type of activity.

The decision upon issuing the license is to be made by the SNRIU Chairperson – Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Ukraine, with account taken of:

- The state expert review of nuclear and radiation safety of the package of documents, the major one being the “Safety Analysis Report for NSC-OS Operation” (NSC-OS SAR);

- The results of the inspection which has been carried out to verify the completeness and accuracy of the information contained in the submitted documents, as well as the ability of the applicant (SSE Chornobyl NPP) to carry out this type of activity;

- Compliance with the resolution of the SNRIU Board of July 29th, 2021;

- Implementation of the SNRIU Licensing Commission’s recommendations.

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From August 9 to 10, a technical tour around Chornobyl NPP was arranged for a group of Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) special potential senior staff pool.

As RNPP turbine shop employee Yevhen Burakov has said, the insights into the work progress of our nuclear power plants is a purposeful policy. This visit is the fourth group forwarded by RNPP top management within the development of special potential senior staff pool.

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