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    On April 14, 2016, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine made a decision on issuing an individual permission of Series No.000040/9 for performing works and operations on discharge of damaged spent nuclear fuel from Power Units 1 and 2 and its transportation to a “wet type” Interim Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel (ISF-1) to be safely placed and stored. The decision was made based on the results of reviewing the SSE Chernobyl NPP’s statement and a set of substantiating documents, as well as taking into account the positive results of the applicant’s inspection carried out during 06.04.2016-08.04.2016.

    According to the aforesaid individual permission, in the nearest time the SSE Chernobyl NPP will start works aimed to release Power Units 1 and 2 from the damaged spent nuclear fuel and transport it to ISF-1. After the completion of these works and operations, the next step will be a decision of the operating organization (i.e. SSE Chernobyl NPP) about loss by these Power Units of a nuclear facility status and their recognition as facilities meant for radioactive waste management, which will be followed by activation of the Chernobyl NPP decommissioning activities.

    On 30th March the Chernobyl NPP was visited by the Ambassador of France Mrs. Isabelle Dumont. During the meeting of Mrs. Dumont with the management of the State Agency of Ukraine on the Exclusion Zone Management (SAEZM) and SSE ChNPP, the French side expressed satisfaction with the Ukrainian contribution into the construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) at the Chernobyl NPP. 

    The Ambassador of France Mrs. Isabelle Dumont also met with the team and management of the French company NOVARKA – that is the General Contractor of the NSC construction project, which has been financed by 28 countries along with France.

    Please be informed that a press-tour of representatives of the Ukrainian and foreign mass media to the Chernobyl NPP, which is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe, will be organized on April 22, 2016.

    During the press-tour, the following will be shown to the mass media representatives:

    -construction site of Interim Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Facility (ISF-2);

    -Liquid Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant;

    -erection area of New Safe Confinement;

    -Prypiat;

    -Industrial complex “Vector”.

    The press briefing will be held upon completion of the press-tour with the participation of Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on the Exclusion Zone Management Mr. Vitalii Petruk and SSE ChNPP General Director Mr. Igor Gramotkin.

    For accreditation the mass media representatives should sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. the following data:

    -name of mass media;

    -full name;

    -Passport series and number.

    Departure is from Kyiv – 8:00 a.m. from metro station “Minska” (near the McDonald’s). 

    Contact person: Pavlo Semykin, Head of Information and External Relations Service of the State Enterprise “Centre of organizational-technical and information support of the Exclusion Zone management” – Tel.: +38 (067) 406 20 78.

    The accreditation lasts until 4:00 p.m. of April 21, 2016.

     

    On 23rd March 2016 a press tour for the Ukrainian and foreign journalists to the Chernobyl NPP was organized on the initiative of EBRD. The main objective of the visit was familiarization with status of the international projects being implemented at the ChNPP site and coverage of the progress of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) construction project within the framework of preparation for the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident.

    On 21st March the Chernobyl NPP was visited for information purposes by a delegation led by the Federal Minister for the Environment, Natural Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of Germany Mrs. Barbara Hendricks.

    Nuclear safety issues and efficient implementation of G7 tasks on transformation of the ChNPP facilities into a safe state were discussed within the framework of the joint visit with the participation of Acting Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Mrs. Hanna Vronska, Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on the Exclusion Zone Management Mr. Vitalii Petruk and Chairman of the SNRIU Mr. Serhii Bozhko.

    1. SSE Chernobyl NPP obtained an individual permission for operation of the Shelter Integrated Automated Monitoring System
    2. Joint Committee “Ukraine – EBRD” discussed completion of main projects related to international assistance to ChNPP
    3. EBRD management representatives familiarized with progress of international projects at Chernobyl NPP
    4. Site acceptance tests on the project "Establishment of Chernobyl NPP Decommissioning Visualization Centre" completed

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