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International Nuclear Safety Program

International Nuclear Safety Program. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology. Improve Nuclear Safety in FSU 65 Reactors at 20 Nuclear Power Plants in 8 Countries. Problems: Inadequate operating procedures and training Design deficiencies

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International Nuclear Safety Program

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  1. International Nuclear Safety Program Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology

  2. Improve Nuclear Safety in FSU65 Reactors at 20 Nuclear Power Plants in 8 Countries Problems: • Inadequate operating procedures and training • Design deficiencies • Lack of infrastructure to sustain safe operation • Inadequate nuclear regulatory authority Percent of Electricity from Nuclear Power 80 83 60 45 44 42 41 37 40 20 13 20 0 Armenia Russia Czech Republic Ukraine Bulgaria Hungary Slovakia Lithuania

  3. Making Operations Safer • Training Centers • Established: Balakovo and Khmelnytskyy • Training methodology being transferred to other Russian and Ukrainian plants • Analytical Simulators • Chornobyl, Balakovo, Novovoronezh, Bilibino • Full-Scope Simulators • Khmelnytskyy, Rivne, South Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya, Kola, Kalinin • Emergency Operating Instructions • Rivne, Zaporizhzhya, Chornobyl, Novovoronezh, Kola, Balakovo, Smolensk,Ignalina, Kozloduy • Safety Maintenance Technologies • Chornobyl, Kursk, Leningrad, Smolensk, Ignalina, Bilibino • Ultrasonic Inspection Equipment • Chornobyl, Khmelnytskyy, Zaporizhzhya, South Ukraine, Rivne, Balakovo, Beloyarsk, Bilibino, Kalinin, Kola, Kursk, Novovoronezh, Smolensk, Leningrad

  4. Making Plants Safer • Safety Parameter Display Systems • Kursk, Chornobyl, Khmelnytskyy, Zaporizhzhya, South Ukraine, Rivne, Novovoronezh, Leningrad, Smolensk • Emergency Power Supply Systems • Kola, Kursk, Kozloduy • Fire Protection Equipment • Chornobyl, Zaporizhzhya, Smolensk, Leningrad, Kozloduy, Armenia • Emergency Water Supply Systems • Kursk, Novovoronezh, Armenia • Fire Hazards Analysis • Smolensk, Zaporizhzhya

  5. • Bilibino Kola Leningrad Kalinin Ignalina Smolensk Chornobyl Dukovany Rivne Balakovo Kursk Bohunice Novovoronezh Paks Khmelnytskyy Kozloduy Zaporizhzhya South Ukraine Armenia • Building Infrastructure to Sustain Safety Improvements • Fire Safety and Hazards • Probabilistic Risk Assessments • Training Centers • Maintenance and Nondestructive Evaluation • Manufacturing

  6. International Nuclear Safety Activities FY1998 FY1999 DOE Ukraine 8.0 Ukraine 10.0 Total $35 Million Total $35 Million Russia 19.4 Russia 20.5 Eastern Europe and Armenia 6.5 Eastern Europe and Armenia 5.6 $ in Millions Operational Safety 9.9 Operational Safety 9.9 Program Mgmt. 5.0 Program Mgmt 5.0 Safety Centers & Support Activities 2.2 Safety Upgrades 10.0 Safety Centers & Support Activities 2.2 Safety Upgrades 9.0 Safety Evaluation 5.5 Regulator Support 1.5 Safety Evaluation 6.4 Regulator Support 1.5

  7. Chornobyl Shelter • Shelter Implementation Plan with European Commission and Ukraine • Aggressive bilateral efforts to enhance safe working conditions in the Shelter • Criticality monitoring • Dosimetry upgrades • Protective clothing • Area radiation monitoring • Industrial safety improvements

  8. Decontamination and Decommissioning for Units 1-3 • EBRD • Design/build new spent fuel storage facility • Design/build liquid LLW treatment facility • TACIS • Provide D&D project management support and technical assistance in preparing licensing basis documents for D&D • Design/build solid LLW treatment facility • U.S. • Complete construction of the replacement heat plant • Develop requirements for the ChNPP decommissioning plan • Develop requirements for the comprehensive engineering/radiation survey • Prepare a sampling and analysis plan for the cooling pond

  9. Chornobyl Center • Provides technical support to Ukrainian nuclear power industry • Serves as a focal point for international cooperation at Chornobyl • Provides diversification for Slavutych residents • Creates new job opportunities

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