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Policy Department D: Budgetary Affairs
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Administrational aspects:
Was it necessary to majorly
change the internal
administrational structure to
adapt it to the new task?
Did you encounter frictions in
that change process?
Are major administrational
changes ahead to improve the
structures?
Yes, the administrative structure was changed to be adapted to the new tasks, to be implemented in the nuclear
facility. A totally new directorate – Decommissioning was established and the structure of the enterprise was
changed respectively, as well as its Rules of procedure, internal rules of the specialized divisions, instructions,
programs, methodologies etc.
No difficulties met by now.
No significant administrative changes are foreseen. In case it is necessary for the improvement of the work,
administrative changes might be done.
Technical aspects:
Which safety status has the
facility reached? What has to be
done technically to reduce safety
risks further?
Which technical challenges were
encountered so far in the
project? How did those influence
costs and time frame?
Have lessons been learned by
technical challenges so far?
After the removal of the spent fuel the facility is kept in a safe status for a long period of time. Radiological
monitoring and radiological survey of the contaminated structures and materials are implemented.
Environmental monitoring is implemented according to the regulator’s requirements.
To decrease the risk and to maintain the concept of defense in depth, it is necessary to carry out
decontamination of first circuit, of the assembly storage pool and after that to drain them.
The challenges are entirely in the area of early planning and its contradiction with the subsequent phases of the
projects. The projects, as a whole, during their management from KNPP accumulated delays of several years. As
of today, during last 2012 year, the majority of the projects were transferred for management from Kozloduy
PMU to International Projects Division of SERAW. SERAW, as decommissioning and RAW management operator
is highly motivated to finalize and timely complete the decommissioning projects. Thus no delays in the
projects transferred are observed.
It is a continuous process there the technical challenges overcome help to increase the competence level of
decision making and executive teams, involved in the decommissioning activities.
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