Beneficiary organisation: Energoatom, Ukraine
1) Background
Rovno NPP unit 3 is equipped with some foreign made piston shock absorbers. Due to difficult economic conditions, it was difficult to Rovno NPP to procure relevant spare parts and to implement adequate maintenance.
2) Objectives
The present TACIS project U1.01/96C aims at providing spare parts for shock absorbers, oil level sensors and a test bench for primary pumps of unit 3, which were originally supplied by British company Lisega Ltd.
3) Project results–achievements
Preparatory phase:
Technical specifications and tender dossier were prepared by OSA utility EDF (Electricit de France) in the frame of general OSA contract U1.01/95. These TS were prepared in close cooperation with Rovno NPP and Energoatom.
These technical specifications include a list of spare parts to be supplied, if necessary, during maintenance of Rovno NPP unit 3. They identified equipment from Lisega Ltd to be procured.
Technical specifications were completed and endorsed by Energoatom and Rovno NPP in June 1997.
As only original supplier of shock absorbers could be selected for the procurement of spare parts and the test bench, a direct agreement procedure was used by EC and his procurement agent.
The supply contract was signed with Lisega Ltd on 16th July 1998.
Implementation of the supply contract:
Tasks to be performed by the contractor were the following:
Establishment of a work plan and a quality assurance plan
Delivery of maintenance documentation
Manufacturing of spare parts and test bench
Supply of spare parts and test bench at Rovno NPP
Support to licensing
Acceptance
Warranty period.
Other partners have been involved in the implementation of the project, outside contractor’s scope:
Rovno NPP: validation of all steps of the project, delivery, licensing,
Energoatom: validation of all steps of the project, licensing,
EDF (OSA utility): general follow-up of the project, and general support, in the frame of general OSA contract U1.01/96.
Time schedule of implementation phase:
16th July 1998: supply contract signature
Delivery of spare parts and test bench at Rovno NPP was completed 9th March 1999
Provisional acceptance certificate was issued on 27th April 1999
A lot of spare parts were used during Rovno NPP unit 3 next outage in last quarter 1999
Final acceptance was signed on 27th April 2000.
Detailed list of supplied spare parts:
see the attachment.

4) Comments
Due to problems with a sub-supplier and customs clearance, Lisega Ltd could not deliver spare parts on time for their use during unit 3 outage late 1998. This led to a delay of one year.
Further information
Further information on the project results could be sought from Energoatom and Rovno NPP.
The Project Final report is available at the JRC-IE archive.