On June 7, an enterprise-wide emergency response drill took place on the site of the newly built Interim Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facility No.2 (ISF-2).
Under the exercise scenario, during transportation-and-process operations some breakage of the crane ropes occurred that caused the falling of a transfer cask filled with spent nuclear fuel. As the consequence of this container fall, the radiation background level within the working area became higher.
In line with the approved formal procedures, ISF-2 personnel were alerted to the radiation hazard and moved to a safe place.
According to Dmytro Kondratov, Head of Emergency Preparedness and Response Department, the scenario exercised at this drill is very unlikely, but if such a situation occurs, the power plant staff will be prepared for it.