04.03.2011  Public Information Centre of Balakovo NPP

Balakovo NPP: recertification audit has been successfully passed

Recertification audit of ecologic management system, that took place from February 28 to March 4, 2011, was over at Balakovo NPP. According to the expertsХ conclusion, the audit was successfully passed. Due to its results, the certification authority is recommended to grant Balakovo NPP a new certificate. 

Several subdivisions of the main production: chemistry department, department of radioactive wastes management, environment protection department, radiation safety department, the department of central repair, turbine and reactor compartments, electricity department and TAI department took part in the audit. Balakovo NPP public Information Centre was selected as the basic subdivision on the compliance with the standards of the population informing. 

Dr. Rainer Feld, Head of the audit group, representing the BSI certification body (Germany/Great Britain), and Gennady Serov and Sergey Fomin, Russian auditors who as well have the authority of International and Russian Standards confirming, acted as experts.

According to the program of ecologic policy implementation, Balakovo NPP annually undergoes verification of ecologic management system compliance with the requirements of International and Russian Standards.

The nuclear plant again proved its ecologic safety, compliance with the standards of the ISO 14001 system of ecologic management and with the principles of ecologic policy that was developed and approved by the nuclear plant director.

Balakovo NPP is a branch of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. The plant is located on the left bank of the Saratov Reservoir, 10 kilometers to the north-east of Balakovo city, Saratov region. The NPP has four power units with updated VVER-1000 reactors (B-320 modification). Each reactor has installed electric capacity of 1,000 MW. The first power unit was commissioned in 1985, the second Р in 1987, the third Р in 1988, and the forth one Р in 1994. Balakovo NPP is one of the largest and advanced Russian energy enterprises, it provides a quarter of electric power production in Volga federal district. It regularly supplies energy for the Central region, Volga region, Ural and Siberia.


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