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Nuclear Decommissioning: Management of Costs and Risks
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The financial planning within the project:
How and on which
knowledge/estimate base are
financial plans set up and
updated?
How is, from the view of the
operator, the decision process
organized (internal and external
process, structure of checks,
approvals, past experiences with
the decision process)?
Which experiences were made
with financial risks (What were
the reasons for serious
underestimates in the past?
What influences your cost
structure mostly (personnel
costs, external cost factors, etc.)
For Units 1-4 of KNPP decommissioning cost appraisals the Work Breakdown Structure approach has been used.
From the standardized list of activities in the 'International Structure for Decommissioning Costing (ISDC) of
Nuclear Installations, NEA7088, OECD 2012' 8 main groups of activities have been chosen and Units 1-4
decommissioning activities are grouped in them. For each main group of activities the following groups of costs
are discussed and evaluated: Labor costs; Investment costs; Operating costs; Incidental costs.
With Grand Agreement 038/June 1, 2012 the Units 1-4 decommissioning projects with the respective KIDSF
financing were transferred to SERAW as. The necessary co-financing for some projects is ensured by RAW Fund,
within the annual general budget of SERAW. The financing process from the RAW Fund follows the state budget
structuring procedure and according to the requirements of the ASUNE and the respective Regulations on RAW
and Decommissioning Funds accumulation and expenditure. The salaries of the personnel directly involved in
the decommissioning activities are financed by KIDSF under Grant Agreement 016 E.
The main reasons for the divergence in the forecast cost appraisals and the real ones are due to the changes
made in the initial schedule and in the terms for implementation of the main activities, ensuring the
implementation of the Decommissioning plan for Units 1-4.
The highest costs from the 4 groups (38 %) are labor costs. Labor costs are predictable and within the estimated
values.
The personnel and competence management/responsibilities (personnel planning):
How was the personnel made
familiar with the new task of
decommissioning (training, task
communication, etc.)?
Project 27 (KIDSF financed) had as main aim the acknowledgment and the initial training of Kozloduy NPP
personnel in the area of decommissioning of nuclear units. The project is accomplished in 3 main directions:
Training courses following a programme developed and approved by Kozloduy NPP;
Training in external organizations, specialized in decommissioning;
Training in EU member states’ facilities, where decommissioning is implemented, including Greifswald.
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