Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Congressional Hearings Transcript

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• CompuChem Laboratories
• Metcalf & Eddy
• Harding Lawson Associates
• ESA
• Transmar
• New Jersey Marine Science Consortium (30 Colleges and Universities)
National Laboratories
• Sandia National Laboratory—Coordinator
• Argonne National Laboratory
• Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Phase One
The Project Definition Phase, consists of six tasks:
1. Establishment of a Financial Mechanism to generate funds for pa5dng for the
execution of the full Project.
2. Development of a Preliminary Program Plan for the Project.
3. Compilation of the information necessary to replace lost power generation capacity
and decommission Chernobyl reactors 1, 2, and 3.
4. Compilation of the information necessary to determine a permanent resolution
for the destroyed Chernobyl reactor 4 and the "Sarcophagus."
5. Preliminary training to foster the establishment of private competitive Ukrainian
firms.
6. International food conference to identify potential approaches to supply milk
and meat to 2.6 million people living in contaminated areas.
Phases are primarily defined by the nature of work to be done. Phases will overlap
in time, depending upon the specific requirements and urgency of the work.
Funding for each phase may come from: a) grants or gifts; b) MinChernobyl operational
funds, including funds from the Commonwealth; and, c) debt financing.
Table 1.—Cost Estimate
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