On 22nd September, representatives of regulatory bodies of Norway, Sweden and Ukraine made a technical visit to the Chernobyl NPP. In particular, the delegation included the representatives of the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as British specialists. The visit was held within the frame of the Swedish-Norwegian-Ukrainian Joint Initiative to strengthen the safety and security of Ukrainian NPPs that was declared during The Hague Nuclear Security Summit in March 2014. The delegation visited the ChNPP according to the agenda of The Third Coordination Meeting between Ukraine and the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, which was held in Kyiv on September 21-23.
The following works have been implemented during the previous two weeks of September at ISF-2 construction site:
Executives of Bouygues Travaux Publics Company made a technical visit to the Chernobyl NPP on 9th September. The delegation was headed by the Bouygues Group Chairman and CEO Mr. Martin Pierre Marie Bouygues.
The top managers of Bouygues Travaux Publics visited the Shelter observation pavilion, where they met with the ChNPP Director General Igor Gramotkin, managers of Project Management Unit (SIP PMU) and JV NOVARKA.
They received information about the New Safe Confinement construction project progress. In addition, the Bouygues Travaux Publics representatives visited the Arch assembling area, were familiarized with the peculiarities of the current stage of erecting the main facility of the ChNPP site, and expressed the satisfaction with pace and quality of the performed activities.
In order to execute a commission of Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Valerii Voshchevskii a working group was set up to ensure reorganization of the exclusion zone management structure.
The working group comprises leading experts dealing with the problems of elimination of consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and the issues of radioactive waste management, spent nuclear fuel.
Works on joining together the West and the East halves of the Arch were finished on July 24. The main moving of the Arch East half towards the West one up to the minimum gap, between the end parts of main metal structures (20-30 mm), was performed by afternoon of July 23. Adjustment and geodetic survey of the Arch East half’s position was made.