On the 11th of August 2021, a meeting of the SNRIU’s Licensing Commission was held to consider ChNPP’s application for a license to carry out activities relating to processing and storage of radioactive waste. Based upon the results of the meeting, the Commission has recommended awarding the Chornobyl NPP with a license for the right to perform this type of activity.
The decision upon issuing the license is to be made by the SNRIU Chairperson – Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Ukraine, with account taken of:
- The state expert review of nuclear and radiation safety of the package of documents, the major one being the “Safety Analysis Report for NSC-OS Operation” (NSC-OS SAR);
- The results of the inspection which has been carried out to verify the completeness and accuracy of the information contained in the submitted documents, as well as the ability of the applicant (SSE Chornobyl NPP) to carry out this type of activity;
- Compliance with the resolution of the SNRIU Board of July 29th, 2021;
- Implementation of the SNRIU Licensing Commission’s recommendations.
From August 9 to 10, a technical tour around Chornobyl NPP was arranged for a group of Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) special potential senior staff pool.
On April 6, the Chornobyl NPP was visited by the first pool of participants of a large international event – “SESAM 2021 Poliklinika” (Small European Students of Architecture Meeting).
The first concrete storage module (CSM) at a new interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel (i.e. ISF-2) was filled on July 29.