The first seven packages containing low- and intermedium-level radioactive waste, after processing at the Industrial Complex for Solid Radioactive Waste Management of (ICSRM), have been shipped and transferred for disposal to a Specially Equipped Near-surface Disposal Facility for Solid Radioactive Waste (ENSDF) which is part of the ‘Vector’ complex.

    In late May, the ICSRM entered the initial operation phase after receiving the relevant license from the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine.

    Maksym Protsenko, Head of the Engineering Centre at the Chornobyl NPP, has returned from a large-scale international intensive course on modern approaches and technologies for the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. The training was organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in collaboration with the Slovak Government (JAVYS).

    The global nuclear industry is constantly evolving, and the number of nuclear facilities entering the decommissioning phase is growing. For the Chornobyl NPP, this process is a reality that requires the use of state-of-the-art technologies and the highest level of expertise among staff.

    The second of four stages of the Chornobyl NPP’s decommissioning is currently underway, involving the final closure and decommissioning of the reactor units at Power Units Nos. 1, 2 and 3.

    To date, the plant’s staff are preparing the premises in the conservation zones of the first-stage power units at the Chornobyl NPP: 94% of the physical work has already been completed on Power Unit No. 2, and 44% on Power Unit No. 1.

    Nearest Events

    October 1, 1986 – Power Unit 1 post-accident re-commissioning
    October 11, 1991 – Power Unit 2 was permanently shut down

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