On 30th November, there was a regular visit of TEPCO's (Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.) representatives to the Chornobyl NPP site. The Japanese delegation was headed by Mr. Shigemitsu Suzuki, Vice President of TEPCO.

Experts from TEPCO visit the ChNPP site on a regular basis. The Japanese nuclear engineers are interested in experience of ChNPP in the field of the accident consequences elimination, and decommissioning practices as well. We have similar problems and issues. You will recall that the tsunami-induced nuclear accident happened at Fukushima NPP in 2011.

Currently, TEPCO is dealing with the decommissioning of its own Plant — Fukushima NPP. This time the Japanese specialists visited the space under the Arch of New Safe Confinement (NSC) with the purpose to study remotely handling equipment, cranes and life support systems of the NSC.

Also, during the visit, the TEPCO’s experts held a meeting with ChNPP senior management, where they shared experience in retrieval of nuclear and fuel-containing materials, and discussed potential options for their bringing into controlled state. Besides, the guests visited the radioactive waste management facilities, in particular, the Industrial Complex for Solid RAW Management (ICSRM).