Maintenance on VVER-1000

 
Maintenance on VVER-1000

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Description

Objective

The objective of the project was to establish the management system and instruments to be used by VVER-NPP managers in relation to maintenance activities both in normal operation and in planned outages, with a view to:
  • Improve the execution, the scope and the quality of maintenance;
  • Reduce personnel exposure to radiation;
  • Minimize the risks of accident to personnel;
  • Minimize equipment outage time and duration;
  • Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements;
  • Ensure or extend the service life of the different components of an NPP.
Result
Task 1:
  • Revision of maintenance work plan;
  • Translation of relevant Russian documents;
  • Issue of recommendations;
  • Description of optimisation methods;
  • Russian implementation.
Task 2:
  • Selection of 2 pilot components;
  • Drawing up a methodology guide;
  • Design review of components;
  • Definition of feed-back analysis;
  • Presentation of EU-Contractor’s feed-back organization and documentation;
  • Drawing up preventive maintenance basic programme.
Task 3:
  • Establishment of guidelines for maintenance review;
  • Presentation of EU tools used to manage outages;
  • Preliminary review on site (Kalinin NPP);
  • Issue recommendations.
Task 4:
  • Preparing new analysis, diagnostic and testing methods;
  • Review of testing methods and preparation of a visit of Russian specialists to the Contractor’s workshop;
  • Performing demonstrations and presentations at Contractor’s premises;
  • Selection of maintenance tools by the Russian side;
  • Procurement of tools;
  • Transport of tools to Russia;
  • Demonstration on a Russian site.

Followed by R2.08/93N

REPORTS
1Progress Report 1st Progress Report 15/01/1994
2Progress Report 2nd Progress Report 15/04/1994
3Others Project Review Meeting 20/04/1994 Meeting with TPEG
4Progress Report 4th Progress Report 15/10/1994
5Technical Document Task 1-Recommendations for improvement 15/09/1994
6Proposal Extension of 3.5 Maintenance Project 22/02/1995
7Progress Report 5th Progress Report 15/01/1995
8Technical Document Task 1 recommendations: 13/02/1995
Recomendations for the improvement of the maintenance organization
9Progress Report 6th Progress Report 15/04/1995
10Project Final Report Final Report Volume 1&2 28/07/1995

General Information

Title: 
Maintenance on VVER-1000
Programme: 
TACIS
Amount: 
€ 1.196.502,04
Budget year: 
1991
Countries: 
Russia
Nature: 
Services
Types of activities: 
Design safety
Sector: 
DS - Design safety (incl. Off-Site Emergency Preparedness)
Duration (months): 
21
Contracting authority: 
European Commission
Partner (Beneficiary): 
Rosenergoatom
Contractors: 
Framatome
Status: 
Closed
CRIS number: 
22145
Old reference: 
93-0503
Project reference: 
R3.5/91
Decision number: 
TACIS/1991/000-323
Method of procurement: 
Restricted Call for Tender
Signature date: 
23/07/1993
Effective contract date: 
23/07/1993
Contract end date: 
23/04/1995
Closure date: 
23/04/1995