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    Works on anchoring the sealing membrane of the New Safe Confinement’s Arch are carried out within the Chernobyl NPP Unit 4 premise.

    Yurii Filimonov — foreman of a drilling unit of the Shelter Object (New Safe Confinement) Operation Shop (hereinafter — SO(NSC)OP) — explains: “Now we are working on ensuring 100% attachment of sealing anchors in the points of contact between the Arch and Block V [Unit No.4 — ed.]. The design area of attaching the sealing anchors is ensured not at all reinforced concrete structures available at these points. Therefore, in order to reduce the work execution period and provide substantial assistance to the contacting organization, the SO(NSC)OP, represented by a combined team, executes works on deepening the niches in the points of bonding the sealing anchors with the building structures.

    The work is performed within premises No.7001 and No.6004 under high radiation fields. These activities are carried out by several teams to reduce dose burdens onto personnel. 

    Currently we need in the shortest time possible to ensure execution of the drilling and grooving works within these premises.” 

    “The works are carried out in tough conditions. We use both gas and electrical cutting of metal as the concrete supporting structures have inclusions of re-bars. They should be cut because they impede attaching the anchors,” — adds Sviatoslav Mamykin — electric and gas welder of the SO(NSC)OP’s non-stationary equipment repair sector.

    On January 17, 2018, Chairman of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine Hryhoriy Plachkov visited Chernobyl NPP.

    During the familiarization visit Mr Plachkov paid the special attention to the completion of construction of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility No. 2 (ISF-2). The most part of the facility equipment is at the stage of the comprehensive testing and it is planned to perform the "hot" tests in 2018.

    At ISF-2 construction site the Chief Engineer of the Safety Improvement Project Andrii Savin and the representatives of the General Contractor HOLTEC International familiarized the guest with the work progress and future plans.

    After that the delegation, accompanied by top managers of ChNPP and Shelter Implementation Plan Project Management Unit performed a technical tour inside the New Safe Confinement.

    The decision about identification of the tender winner was published on January 10, 2018 at the official public procurement information portal of Ukraine - Prozorro.

    On 27th December 2017, the open electronic bidding process was held for examination of RAW samples in the form of bituminous compound at the specialized laboratory of SS “Rivne NPP” to characterize content of alpha-, beta- and gamma-emitting nuclides for calculation of radionuclide vectors. The bidding buyer was the State Enterprise “National Nuclear Energy Generating Company “Energoatom”.

    Three organizations took part in the tender: State Specialized Enterprise “Chernobyl NPP”, State Specialized Enterprise “Ecocentre” and SSRI “Chornobyl Center”. The SSE ChNPP was announced a winner having offered to the buyer the better work execution sum – UAH 2,449,612.12 and having guaranteed the professional performance of these examinations.

    State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate of Ukraine confirmed the compliance of the completely constructed object “Reconstruction of ChNPP II Stage Main Building (Power Units No. 3, 4) with reinforcement and sealing of ChNPP II Stage building structures functioning as NSC enclosing perimeter”.

    State Specialized Enterprise “Chernobyl NPP”, the object’s Customer, obtained the relevant certificate signed by the Chief Inspector of Construction Supervision under the Department of Licensing Procedures.

    Project “Reinforcement and sealing of ChNPP II Stage building structures functioning as NSC enclosing perimeter” ensured creation of required building structures, as well as reconstruction of all existing systems of the enclosure and  control systems of the Shelter Object, including ventilation system, fire-fighting system, etc.

    The design activities were performed by KSK Consortium consisting of three Ukrainian organizations: Kyiv Research and Design Institute “Energoproject”, Institute of Building Constructions, and Institute for Safety Problems of NPPs.

    Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,

    I sincerely congratulate you with the most long-awaited and bright holidays - New Year and Merry Christmas!

    In a few days, one movement of the clock hands will take us to the next year 2018.

    New Year holidays are special for each of us. It has traditionally been that these days we summarize the results of the departing year, analyze our victories and achievements.

    Looking back, one can safely say that the year 2017 is well-spent. It brought to each of us a lot of pleasant moments and unforgettable impressions, enriched us with new experience, put together and gave the opportunity not only to withstand, but also create all conditions for further development. This year was full of events, hard work, deep meaning and accomplishments. It gave us the joy of meetings and discoveries, victories and achievements, a new professional and life experience.

    On New Year's Eve it is customary to make wishes and believe that they will be definitely fulfilled. I wish you all the best and accomplishment of what you dream today! I wish you to see the road to this and a lot of positive energy to walk along this road every day meeting wise and sincere people, engaging in interesting and various events, creating something your own, shining, good!

    I sincerely wish you happiness, sound health, welfare and joy, loyal friends and closed ones by your side.
    Let the coming year meet your inmost hopes and desires, bring prosperity and well-being to your families. Let peace, mutual understanding and love dominate in your homes.
     
    Sincerely yours,

    Igor Gramotkin
    Director General of SSE Chernobyl NPP

    1. Dismantling of structures under the NSC Arch
    2. The last ChNPP Unit was shut down 17 years ago
    3. Results of Chernobyl Shelter Fund and Nuclear Safety Account Donors Assembly meeting are known
    4. A piece of the helicopter, crashed in 1986, was found

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