20.02.2017
The Balakovo NPP Information and Public Relations Administration
Balakovo NPP: WANO international experts and Balakovo NPPХs workers shared the best practices for operation improvement
From 13 to 17 February 2017 a technical support mission (TSM) of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) had been going at Balakovo NPP. International experts were invited to Balakovo NPP to exchange experience on improving the procedures designed to measure the radiation parameters in the area of free access at Balakovo NPP.
During these four days international experts consulted, shared their experiences, examined documents and did the walkdowns, talked with Balakovo NPP radiation safety department specialists; by going through that they noted the high level of competence among the NPP staff.
ТWANO mission stands for maximum increase of nuclear power plantsХ safety and reliability by exchanging experience and information. The experts of our team did everything that had been requested for Balakovo NPP in the framework of the mission. But this is a mutually beneficial exchange, so weХve also learned practices that we can use at our plant in BulgariaУ, one of WANO experts, the Radioactive Waste Handling Sector Leader of Kozloduy NPP (Bulgaria) Ivan Georgiev says.
As a result of the work the expert team has prepared a draft report with justified recommendations to improve the operation of the plant. After the final approval and modifications of the formulations Balakovo NPP will receive an official document.
For WANO team it is also important to get feedback not only from experts but also from the plant- requestor of the technical support mission. Therefore, in a year after the TSM Balakovo NPP will assess the effectiveness of the recommendations received, assess the extent to which they improve the procedure of radiation parameters measurements in the area of free access of Balakovo NPP.
The Balakovo NPP is an affiliate for the Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. The plant is located on the left bank of the Saratov water reservoir, 10 kilometers to the north-east from the city of Balakovo, the Saratov Region. The NPP has four power block with modern VVER-1000 reactors (B-320 modification) boasting an electric capacity of 100 megawatts each. The first power block was launched operational in 1985, with the second, the third, and the fourth one being started in 1987, 1988, and 1993 respectively. The Balakovo NPP is one of the biggest and most contemporary power companies in Russia accounting for 25% of the electric power output in the Volga federal district, which caters to the population of the Volga region, the Central region, the Ural, and the Siberia.
The up-to-date information on the nuclear environment close to the Russian NOOs and other nuclear objects is available at www.russianatom.ru
The Balakovo NPP Information and Public Relations Administration.
During these four days international experts consulted, shared their experiences, examined documents and did the walkdowns, talked with Balakovo NPP radiation safety department specialists; by going through that they noted the high level of competence among the NPP staff.
ТWANO mission stands for maximum increase of nuclear power plantsХ safety and reliability by exchanging experience and information. The experts of our team did everything that had been requested for Balakovo NPP in the framework of the mission. But this is a mutually beneficial exchange, so weХve also learned practices that we can use at our plant in BulgariaУ, one of WANO experts, the Radioactive Waste Handling Sector Leader of Kozloduy NPP (Bulgaria) Ivan Georgiev says.
As a result of the work the expert team has prepared a draft report with justified recommendations to improve the operation of the plant. After the final approval and modifications of the formulations Balakovo NPP will receive an official document.
For WANO team it is also important to get feedback not only from experts but also from the plant- requestor of the technical support mission. Therefore, in a year after the TSM Balakovo NPP will assess the effectiveness of the recommendations received, assess the extent to which they improve the procedure of radiation parameters measurements in the area of free access of Balakovo NPP.
The Balakovo NPP is an affiliate for the Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. The plant is located on the left bank of the Saratov water reservoir, 10 kilometers to the north-east from the city of Balakovo, the Saratov Region. The NPP has four power block with modern VVER-1000 reactors (B-320 modification) boasting an electric capacity of 100 megawatts each. The first power block was launched operational in 1985, with the second, the third, and the fourth one being started in 1987, 1988, and 1993 respectively. The Balakovo NPP is one of the biggest and most contemporary power companies in Russia accounting for 25% of the electric power output in the Volga federal district, which caters to the population of the Volga region, the Central region, the Ural, and the Siberia.
The up-to-date information on the nuclear environment close to the Russian NOOs and other nuclear objects is available at www.russianatom.ru
The Balakovo NPP Information and Public Relations Administration.
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