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The Russian Beneficiary ROSENERGOATOM, organisation responsible for the operation of Russian nuclear power plants (NPP) proposed the European Commission to carry out a project to assist in the development of guidelines in the field of management of radioactive waste from Russian NPP.

Objective

The objective of the project was to analyse the current leak rate of the confinement for VVER-230 reactors and consequently to propose how to decrease it drastically.

Background

Full Project Title:
Services required for detailed design studies aiming at defining the optimal solution for the qualification of the LBB (Leak Before Break) concept of the primary circuit including the surge line at the Unit 2 of ANPP.

1) Background
The radiological consequences of the explosion, followed by fire, on 26th April 1986, of the Unit 4 Reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant had a considerable and long lasting impact on the international public opinion.

See contract 23903 for detailed information

Part A. Development of Accident management procedures on the test facility PSB-VVER-1000 at Electrogorsk

Objective

Background
The accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine in April 1986 demonstrated the need for adequate radiation early warning systems that allow authorities to take appropriate and timely actions in the event of a major radiological accident.

Objective