The Chornobyl NPP received a Certificate from the State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate of Ukraine, confirming that the constructed facility “New Safe Confinement (NSC). Commissioning Stage No.1 (CS-1). Licensing Package No.6 (LP-6). Protective structure with technological life support systems and necessary infrastructure” is in compliance with the design documentation, and the Certificate confirmed its readiness for operation.
All works under the NSC project were subdivided into six Licensing Packages (LP). Five of them were already completed. These included site cleanup for the future NSC construction site, arrangement of the foundations and an Arch assembly platform, steelwork, cladding and major Arch equipment, in particular the Main Cranes System.
LP-6 is one of the main construction packages for the New Safe Confinement, which included the integration of the entire NSC project into an integrated complex with internal systems.
The Certificate confirmed that all the works stipulated by the design documentation were performed in accordance with the state construction norms, standards and rules, the equipment was installed in accordance with the Acceptance Deeds after testing in line with the prescribed procedure.
The Certificate obtaining for LP-6 opened the way to the final stage of the NSC commissioning – obtaining a Certificate for integral complex of the facility "Commissioning Complex 1 of the New Safe Confinement" from the State Architectural and Construction supervision body, because according to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.305 dated 26.04.2017 the date of acceptance of the integral complex of the facility is the date of the Certificate issuance for it.