We would like to inform you that Chornobyl NPP restricts familiarization visits for all countries citizens to Plant’s territory until at least April 3, 2020.

Such a decision was made in view of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine resolution “On Prevention of COVID-19 Coronavirus advance in Ukraine”.

For those who have already booked a visit through the service visit.chnpp.gov.ua, it will be proposed to postpone the date to another period, or if the postponement is not acceptable, the visit will be canceled and the cost will be refunded.

In addition to the visits, ChNPP administration will restrict the international missions of its employees abroad and technical visits of foreign specialists to ChNPP site.

Please be receptive to this decision. If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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On February 18, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection of Ukraine Roman Abramovskyi officially visited Chornobyl NPP and introduced the Acting Chairman of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management Kateryna Pavlova.

Introducing new Chairman, Roman Abramovskyi held a meeting with managers of the enterprises belonging to the management field of the Agency, emphasized tasks and strategic areas of activity.

Moreover, during visiting the industrial site of Chornobyl NPP, the Deputy Minister inspected a new container wagon Skoda to be used for transferring spent nuclear fuel from old wet-type storage facility (ISF-1) to new dry-type interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel (ISF-2).

ChNPP plans to initiate this process in March this year during “hot testing” of ISF-2. The “hot testing” envisages the transfer of 186 spent fuel assemblies to new storage facility which after processing will be disposed into concrete storage modules.

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The objective of the open international contest for the best creative idea/image-building project is to cultivate a positive image and to enhance the public image perfection of the State Specialized Enterprise Chornobyl NPP at the national and international levels; to involve the public and public organizations in resolving the issues associated with public image perfection of ChNPP as a key enterprise of Exclusion Zone; to support non-governmental initiatives intended for enhancement of ChNPP public image.

Contest is arranged for support of projects in such areas as follows:
- PR – marketing projects (ideas associated with enterprise promotion with information and communication media: advertising, various PR-actions, exhibitions, forums etc.);
- SOC – social projects (ideas of cultural, educational, ecological, sport content etc.).

End date to admit the applications for participation in the contest is March 15, 2020.

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On January 28, 2020, Chornobyl NPP obtained the certificate from the State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate (hereinafter: SACI) on dry type Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility (hereinafter: ISF-2) construction completion.

The certificate is the basis for the contracts signing for supply of the commissioned facility with the necessary resources for its functioning: water, gas, heat, power, data incorporation about this facility into the state statistical reporting and registration of right of ownership of it, connection of the completed by construction facility being commissioned to the engineering networks.

Preparation for "hot" tests is currently underway at ISF-2 within which, in accordance with the program approved by the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (hereinafter: SNRIU), 186 Spent Fuel Assemblies (hereinafter referred to as SFA) will be transferred from the existing Spent Fuel Storage Facility №1 to ISF-2. After the necessary technological operations completion, SFAs will be placed in concrete storage modules at ISF-2.

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