The Board of the Accounting Chamber, having applied the system approach to monitoring of issues associated with the Chernobyl NPP decommissioning and Shelter Object transformation into an ecologically safe system, examined the report on results of audit on fulfilling recommendations of the international coordinated Chernobyl Shelter Fund audit and drew the following conclusions.

During 2011-2012 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Governments of CSF contributor-countries (donors), EBRD, the Fund Donor Assembly, having ensured fulfillment of Shelter Implementation Plan and maintenance of the existing sarcophagus in operating condition, continued implementation of recommendations of the international coordinated audit in scopes that gave an impulse to progress in solving the key problems.

The principal consent of participants of the Shelter Object transformation into an ecologically safe system on additional contribution into the fund (€ 740 million) that will facilitate the budgeting of the New Safe Confinement construction, assembly of which commenced last year, was achieved in 2011. At the same time the Chernobyl Shelter Fund's financial resource is not sufficient for the full-scale fulfillment of the Object implementation plan.

It was revealed that some regulatory legal acts of the Ukrainian legislation that regulate this field need improvements. First of all this is related to the National Program of Chernobyl NPP Decommissioning and Shelter Object Transformation into an Ecologically Safe System, in which one should specify completion dates of construction of the New Safe Confinement and infrastructure facilities, other works at the Chernobyl NPP industrial site, as well as sources and approximate scopes of financing.

The Board of the Accounting Chamber stated that in spite of definite progress in constructing the Chernobyl NPP infrastructure facilities, there is a risk of non-fulfillment of individual contracts within the established deadlines.

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On the 22^nd of April 2013 within the framework of Shelter Object transformation into an ecologically safe system the SSE ChNPP obtained a separate written authorization from the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine giving the right to perform works on construction and assembly of the First Commissioning Stage of the Shelter Object’s New Safe Confinement (NSC CS-1).
The authorization was issued under the results of the state expert review of nuclear and radiation safety of the Design “New Safe Confinement (NSC). Commissioning Stage-1 (CS-1). Licensing Package - 6 (LP-6). Design “Protective Building with Technological Life Support Systems and Necessary Infrastructure”.
The authorization was issued in accordance with requirements of the regulatory legal act “Conditions and procedure for issuance of written authorization for types of works or operations on Shelter Object transformation into an ecologically safe system”, as well as conditions of the license for Shelter Object operation.
The activities on the abovementioned design will be implemented by the SSE ChNPP Contractor – JV “Novarka” (France), involving Ukrainian and foreign subcontracting organizations.

FYI
All works on the NSC project are divided into six Licensing Packages (LP). Works on three of them, namely: clean-up of the construction site and installation of trenches, foundation pits, foundations of lifting towers, working platform for assembling the Arch, foundations in the erection zone, - were completed. Foundations of transport zone are at the stage of completion. The Licensing Package of the Main Building LP-5, which includes foundations, metal structures, cladding and processing building, was approved in December 2011. Works on assembling the Arch at the ChNPP industrial site are underway according to this very LP.
Licensing Package-6 is one of the main packages for constructing the New Safe Confinement that envisages integration of the whole NSC project.

On the 22^nd of April 2013 within the framework of Shelter Object transformation into an ecologically safe system the SSE ChNPP obtained a separate written authorization from the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine giving the right to perform works on construction and assembly of the First Commissioning Stage of the Shelter Object’s New Safe Confinement (NSC CS-1).
The authorization was issued under the results of the state expert review of nuclear and radiation safety of the Design “New Safe Confinement (NSC). Commissioning Stage-1 (CS-1). Licensing Package - 6 (LP-6). Design “Protective Building with Technological Life Support Systems and Necessary Infrastructure”.
The authorization was issued in accordance with requirements of the regulatory legal act “Conditions and procedure for issuance of written authorization for types of works or operations on Shelter Object transformation into an ecologically safe system”, as well as conditions of the license for Shelter Object operation.
The activities on the abovementioned design will be implemented by the SSE ChNPP Contractor – JV “Novarka” (France), involving Ukrainian and foreign subcontracting organizations.

On April 18 in the morning, the Prypiat River water level reached 107 meters of gauge height (under Baltic System). According to internal documents of Chernobyl NPP, the specific flood-protection activities are introduced at the enterprise when flood waters reach specified level. The objective of these activities is to prevent damage of the cooling pond dam and ingress of service water into the Prypiat River.

Pursuant to internal procedures, the round-the-clock duty charts for engineering staff of the hydro-technical facilities are established during flooding. Among these activities, there are dam detours twice a day, additional surveys of downstream side of dam and channels, their cleaning if required.

Moreover, the inventory of construction materials is currently prepared for elimination of dam defects, if they occur, and for detours using special transport, which could be needed in case of threat for dam body damage.

It is also assumed to keep continuous communication with Hydro-Meteorological Center of Ukraine, Meteorological Station located in Chernobyl town, “Ecocenter” enterprise, etc. to specify meteorological forecasts and situation in the river.

Prior to flood occurrence, the enterprise commission has reviewed and drew up an act for a dam, and its state was recognized satisfactory.