Chernobyl Plant Gets License for Decommissioning Activities

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has been issued a series EO 000859 license to proceed with plans for the SNF-1 spent nuclear fuel facility. The license was issued by a decision of the State Board Committee of Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine.

This decision also makes changes to earlier license EO 000040 regarding the removal of nuclear fuel from the plant’s reactor units. Each stage of decommissioning will require separate authorization from Gosatomregulirovaniya, which will provide the following package of documents:

• Rules for the stage of decommissioning for each nuclear installation
• Radiation protection program
• Program of Radioactive Waste Management
• Quality assurance program
• Information to ensure physical protection

In addition, the Chernobyl Plant administration should develop and agree with Gosatomregulirovaniya’s schedule for project decommissioning and documents to obtain separate written permission to operate at each stage of final closing and preservation.