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Policy Department D: Budgetary Affairs
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The decommissioning personnel of Kozloduy NPP is the same one, that operated the units before. The good
policy and strategy of the IAEA is observed to keep trained and well qualified personnel with knowledge on the
technical status of the nuclear facility. The change in the operator of the Units didn’t change the personnel’s’
qualification and its competencies. The specialists in the area of nuclear energy, physics and chemistry
developed a number of documents, such as:
Decommissioning plans, Safety Analysis Reports, different programs for dismantling of separate elements of
systems, whole systems, as well as large dimensions equipment, instructions etc. All sections, units and groups
in the Decommissioning Directorate participate in the development of the necessary documents, required from
the regulator, observe strictly the license conditions and monitor and observe all safety aspects of their
activities.
Which continuous measures
have been introduced and set up
(training on the job, internal and
external courses, etc.). Which
measures proved to be
advantageous /
disadvantageous?
According to the plan for training and maintenance of the qualification, in relation with the decommissioning
the Office for Preparation and Educational and Training Center of Kozloduy NPP undertook series of training
courses with different syllabus (depending on the qualification) on the following main decommissioning
activities:
Safe radioactive waste management activities – 89 workers for 1 hour course, 122 workers for 2 hours
course, 86 workers for 3 hours course, 126 workers for 5 hours course, 36 workers for 6 hours course, 11
workers for a longer training;
Decontamination – 15 workers for 4 hours course, 20 workers for 6 hours, 47 workers for 3 hours, 67
workers for 7 hours;
Decommissioning – 40 workers for 1 hour, 337 workers for 2 hours, 42 workers for 4 hours, 26 workers for
5 hours, 59 workers for 7 hours;
Environment protection – 34 workers for 2 hours, 217 for 3 hours;
Treatment and conditioning of RAW – 5 workers for 2 hours, 33 workers for 5 hours;
Modes of operation in status 'Е' – 234 workers for 1 hour, 75 workers for 2 hours, 14 workers for 3 hours,
70 workers for 5 hours, 14 workers for 7 hours;
SF storage – 44 workers for 5 hours, 5 workers for 7 hours;
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