Recent Accomplishments and Future Directions

1. Recent Accomplishments and Future Directions Dan Giessing U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology January 22, 1998

2. Ukraine Work at Chornobyl - of utmost political importance and moral imperative U.S. team involved in many efforts since G-7 memorandum of agreement was signed

3. Ukraine Bilateral activities at Chornobyl Chornobyl nuclear power plant shutdown and deactivation Chornobyl Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste and Radioecology Chornobyl Shelter Implementation Plan

4. Ukraine Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown and Deactivation Heat plant needed to maintain plant systems during decommissioning work United States agreed in December 1997 to work with Ukraine to complete heat plant by May 2000 Ukraine will manage activities Ukraine will contribute $18 million; United States will contribute $13 million

5. Ukraine Chornobyl Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste and Radioecology Established in April 1996 to address environmental and health issues for areas affected by 1986 Chornobyl accident help mitigate socioeconomic impacts associated with Chornobyl closure develop sustainable operational safety programs for Ukrainian nuclear power plants help develop and maintain in-country expertise in nuclear science address shutdown and deactivation, spent fuel, and waste management issues at Chornobyl and elsewhere in Ukraine

6. Ukraine Chornobyl Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste and Radioecology Recent Accomplishments Facility completed for Slavutych Laboratory for International Research and Technology; dedication scheduled for February 1998 Language laboratory completed in Slavutych Center management team established Former workers at Chornobyl nuclear power plant being employed for shutdown and deactivation effort; 25 now under contract to Center

7. Ukraine Chornobyl Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste and Radioecology Recent Accomplishments Three Ukraine/U.S. collaborative projects completed: Assessment of risk of Chornobyl Shelter collapse leading to explosive accident at Unit 3 Assessment of need for remote systems technology inside Shelter Evaluation of data available for creating physical and computer models of Shelter

8. Ukraine Chornobyl Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste and Radioecology Recent Accomplishments New projects started: Characterization of Ukraine’s spent nuclear fuel and evaluation of safe management options Planning and safety analysis for Chornobyl shutdown and deactivation Collaboration with France, Germany, Russia, and Belarus to develop comprehensive database on radioactive contamination inside Shelter and in 30-kilometer exclusion zone around plant

9. Chornobyl Center for Nuclear Safety, • Radioactive Waste and Radioecology • New Directions • Increased international participation: • Memorandum of understanding signed with United Kingdom • Cooperative agreements with Germany and France • Expression of strong interest from Italy • Implementation Plan and Chornobyl plant activities

10. Ukraine Other Economic and Social Development Initiatives Student/teacher exchange - Slavutych and Richland Donation of computers and software to Slavutych schools Department of Energy summer internship for Ukrainian and American students Economic development workshop during Chornobyl Center dedication in February

11. Armenia Began working with United States on cooperative safety projects in May 1996 Major effort began during 1997 with focus on Fire safety equipment and training Seismic-resistant emergency feedwater system Emergency heat removal system Steam isolation valves

12. Russia Core Conversion U.S. team member efforts helped attain Russian signatures to significant agreements at September 1997 GCC meeting, including Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Defense and the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy Concerning the Modification of the Operating Seversk (Tomsk Region) and Zheleznogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Region) Plutonium Production Reactors - Core Conversion Implementation Agreement ~

13. Russia Russian International Nuclear Safety Center Conducts R&D activities, calculations, experiments, and design efforts to ensure nuclear power plant safety Maintaining database on safety of nuclear facilities Upgrading safety at operational nuclear power plants Assisting Minatom and DOE in developing coordinated policy for nuclear safety Coordinating efforts to ensure safety at Russian nuclear facilities

14. Russia • Russian International Nuclear Safety Center • DOE - Minatom agreement signed in September 1997, pledging U.S. support for • Development of International Nuclear Safety Database • Development and updates of specialized computer codes for safety projects

15. Kazakhstan ~ Kazakhstan became participant in international nuclear safety work. U.S.-Kazakhstani nuclear cooperation will be advanced by three agreements signed by Secretary Pena and Kazakhstani leaders in November

16. Kazakhstan • Joint commitment to enhance Kazakhstani nuclear safety through scientific and technical cooperation • Equipment and technology for safe operation and shutdown of Aktau BN-350 reactor • Assistance on safe, secure storage of BN-350 spent fuel • Training, information exchange, and joint studies to ensure safety of Kazakhstani nuclear systems • Framework for U.S. to support newly established Kazakhstan Nuclear Technology Safety Center

17. Kazakhstan Agreement on peaceful nuclear cooperation U.S. will share nuclear technology, material, and equipment for nuclear research and nuclear power U.S. will encourage expansion of Kazakhstani nuclear facilities into research and commercial ventures Implementing agreement to secure, stabilize, and store spent fuel from Aktau nuclear power plant Will contribute to both countries’ nonproliferation objectives Builds on existing bilateral cooperation in nuclear materials protection, control, accounting, and safety

18. China Signing of new nuclear cooperation agreement with China will bring potential opportunities for U.S. nuclear suppliers

19. U.S. work to improve international nuclear safety is of critical importance to the future of nuclear power