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Nuclear Decommissioning: Management of Costs and Risks
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ANNEX 7 - QUESTIONS ASKED TO EBRD
Questions to the EBRD concerning the decommissioning projects in Bulgaria, Lithuania and
Slovakia
(Please note that our scope is only on the decommissioning projects in those countries and does not
include other measures or projects in conjunction with the early closure of reactors. As part of the
questions touch not only EBRD responsibilities but also others, such as the Commission or the
national decommissioning organization, the EBRD-related portion is meant.)
Project organisation at EBRD
How is the EBRD organised in this task, which responsibilities are defined for the EBRD
headquarter and the national EBRD offices?
On which level of the EBRD organisation are which decisions a) prepared and b) drawn?
Where can detailed information be found on those decision processes and on the basis of those
decisions?
Which specific organisational measures have been initiated at EBRD specifically to cope with the
decommissioning projects?
Decision base at EBRD
What level of detail is required for EBRD’s approval to applications in respect to project
management, to the overall project design and plan, to the risk management and risk
identification/evaluation prior to and during the project, to the appropriateness of the
organisation’s structure and to the qualification of its personnel?
Is EBRD generally evaluating the applicants organisation structure in respect to its
appropriateness to the work to be done, its ability to organise projects, to control and manage
those projects closely, to evaluate the quality of work, to supervise project execution and to react
to adverse differences to the planned execution. Are those abilities thoroughly evaluated and are
minimum requirements set, implemented and respected?
To what extend does the EBRD include external managerial and technical expertise to evaluate
project applications?
As an example for mismanagement: How could it happen, and what was EBRD’s responsibility in
that case, that a completely inadequate plasma oven was ordered and built as part of the
decommissioning project, while there is no technical and economic benefit at all from that
facility? How was the plan technically and economically evaluated, and on which grounds, if this
contributes anything to the decommissioning progress? What were the check mechanisms in
that case? What failed here and why did it fail?
Interface to the Commission
How are responsibilities between EBRD and the Commission defined, which shared
responsibilities are established and which consultation processes between the two organisations
are foreseen?
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