The Acting Director General of Chornobyl NPP was changed on 19th March. Serhii Kalashnyk took up this position. Previously he worked as a Deputy Manager of the New Safe Confinement Project at the Joint Venture NOVARKA (VINCI CGP/ BOUYGUES).
“I believe that the first priority and the most important thing in my life is people. Human life is the most valuable thing in possession of our civilization. The first thing that preserves out lives is occupational health and safety in all of its aspects. People must be provided with protection equipment, must be trained and supervised” – emphasized Mr. Kalashnyk in his speech.
Also Mr. Kalashnyk announced that in his work he will focus on the quality of workplaces and production means. Besides, among the priorities are training of personnel of all levels in terms of mastering new processes and equipment on the ChNPP site, as well as the salary increase in light of the professional development of staff, complexity and intensity of work.
The order for appointment of the new Acting Director General was signed by the Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on the Exclusion Zone Management Vitalii Petruk on the ground of the SAUEZM’s Charter approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.564, and taking into account the requirements of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine “On permitting activity in the field of nuclear energy utilization”.
On February 26 Vodafone Ukraine’s representatives made a presentation of NB-IoT (Narrow Band Internet of Things) technology at ChNPP site.
Main Cranes System was tested after modification from February 18 till February 22 at New Safe Confinement site.
From 19 to 21 February 2019, ChNPP Training Centre hosted an International Atomic Energy Agency expert mission aimed at reviewing and providing expert recommendations on the sampling and characterization methods for solid radioactive waste (hereinafter RAW) retrieved from solid waste storage facilities, as well as identifying radionuclide vectors and measuring activity of RAW packages.
On February 13, a fire training took place at Chornobyl NPP. Administrative Building No 1, being the office for Plant’s management and key services and departments was a subject for the training.