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: 22 May 2015

Project of International Technical Assistance for Chernobyl NPP is registered

Ministry of Economical Development and Trade of Ukraine registered the International Technical Assistance Project "Creation and implementation of Chernobyl NPP decommissioning Visualization Center" within the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Norway Kingdom on cooperation in the field of Nuclear and Radiation Safety, Chernobyl NPP decommissioning and Shelter object transformation into ecologically safe system. Contractor for this work performance is the Institute of Energy Technologies (IFE) from Norway.

The goal of the Project is to introduce modern three-dimensional modeling technologies and visualization to improve the efficiency and safety of works at all stages of Chernobyl NPP decommissioning. The center will be used for planning, training and introduction of procedures for the personnel, demonstration of the decommissioning process to regulatory authorities and general public. It also will provide capabilities to plan and to control the exposure doses, visualize radiation scenarios for planning and training for different tasks. This will significantly reduce labor expenses, radiation exposure of the personnel, improve the efficiency and safety during dismantling and radioactive materials management.

According to the Project schedule delivery of equipment and necessary software, its installation will be performed during June-September 2015. Commissioning of the Center for pilot operation is scheduled for October 2015.

For information: Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) is International Research Institute in the field of energy and nuclear technology. IFE Mission is research and development in the energy sector, oil and petrochemical industry, in the field of alternative energy sources. The Institute was founded in 1948. Cooperation between Chernobyl NPP and IFE was started in 2006, but work was suspended due to the lack of Agreement between Ukraine and Norway. Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation between Norway and Ukraine was signed in Oslo on November 30, 2012, that gave the green light for completion of Project works on Visualization Center creation, as well as for new joint projects implementation.

: 18 May 2015

CMU appointed a new Head of SAEZ of Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed Yurii Antipov a Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management by its Decree No. 471-з dated May 14, 2015.

Previously Mr. Antipov held a position of Acting Director of PJSC Nuclear Fuel Production Plant and headed the Chief Directorate of the MES of Ukraine in Odessa region. He is a liquidator of the Chernobyl NPP accident.

: 29 April 2015

Information on radiation state of aerial environment at Chernobyl NPP site

At Chernobyl NPP industrial site routine monitoring of volumetric activity of 137Cs (Cesium-137) in air samples is constantly performed by the stationary control station. The volumetric activity of 137Cs in the sample of ambient air is within the range not exceeding the maximum values for 2014 and the 1st quarter of 2015.

Photoreport: status of Chernobyl NPP cooling pond as of April 10, 2015

Chernobyl NPP has reached a vital process milestone

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine issued a separate permission giving a right to implement activities in accordance with the Programme of FS&P Stage. It means that the Chernobyl NPP completes the shutdown activity and officially proceeds to the decommissioning stage.

The permission was issued pursuant to the State License for Decommissioning No.000040 dated March 22, 2010, obtained by the SSE ChNPP based on the approved Design of Final Shutdown and Preservation (FS&P) Stage. The State Regulatory Body’s recognition of significant progress in planning the ChNPP decommissioning process, successful work on the release of ChNPP Units from spent nuclear fuel and its placement into a special storage facility for safe storage – ISF-1 – is the key and necessary condition to obtain such permission.