The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine with the involvement of SSTC NRS has conducted state review of nuclear and radiation safety for the ChNPP’s “Report on Results of Stage 3 of the Comprehensive Commissioning (‘hot’) Testing of the Solid Waste Retrieval Facility and Solid Waste Processing Plant (SRPP) of the Industrial Complex for Solid Radioactive Waste Management (ICSRM). The document was approved on 13 December.

Although approval of this document does not yet mean the completion of commissioning of Solid Waste Retrieval Facility and Solid Waste Processing Plant (SRPP), however, it shows significant progress Chornobyl NPP has achieved in this direction.

The Report will form the basis of the package of documents regarding operation of the Retrieval Facility and SRPP and to further amend the License No. ОВ 001096 for the activity on processing and storage of radioactive waste.

Let us remind you, that in August 2022 physical works on ‘hot’ testing stage 3 were completed. Based on results of these works, the above mentioned Report was prepared and submitted to SNRIU.