Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Congressional Hearings Transcript

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Nuclear Materlai;s Management
Ukraine requires development of an infrastructure of standards, regulations and
government offices to oversee and control the production, transportation, use, and
ultimate disposal of nuclear material and waste.
Program and Project Management
Goal oriented program and project management techniques that are common in
some nations must be adopted and developed in Ukraine to assure that stated objectives
are actually accomplished.
Training
Training of Ukrainians in technology, management and business practices is required
for MinChernobyl to fulfill its mission in the new government of Ukraine
and in its market economy.
Organization— Work Organization Concepts
The work organization for part of Phase One, and all of Phases Two, Three and
Four is subdivided into four major elements based on the nature of the work to be
performed. These four elements are:
1. Business Operations and Management
2. Technical Support
3. Operations
4. Technology Assessment, Enhancement, and Transfer Business Operations and
Management
This element contains those functions that support Project Management and are
necessary to achieve the success of the technical work. These include the following
Management Areas:
1.1 Standards and Compliance
1.2 Liaison
1.3 Finance and Administration
Technical Support
The Technical Support element is comprised of functions that directly support the
technical projects. Economy is achieved by combining these functions into a centralized
support element. Such centralization also facilitates progress monitoring, quality
control, and credibility of the results. The Management Areas for the Support
element are:
2.1 Data Management
2.2 Technical Services
2.3 Training Program
Operations
The Operations element is divided into nine Project Areas for performance of the
actual scientific, engineering, field, and construction work required to remediate the
contamination from the Chernobyl Power Plant accident. The nine areas are defined
based on environmental and physical systems that are contaminated. This approach
groups technologies and activities into similar and related disciplines, and
will enhance the effectiveness of the total remediation work by facilitating execution
of a comprehensive, integrated plan for remediation. The nine Project Areas
are:
3.1 Decommissioning and Decontamination of Power Plant
3.2 Reactor 4 Site
3.3 Contamination Migration
3.4 Agriculture and Food
3.5 Water
3.6 Soils
3.7 Waste Management
3.8 Health
3.9 Population Care
Technology Assessment, Enhancement, and Transfer
The objective of the technology assessment, enhancement, and transfer element is
to provide for the use of advanced, state-of-the-art technologies existing at US National
Laboratories in all phases of the project. Individuals from the US National
Laboratories will participate in all planning activities for performing the actual scientific,
engineering, field, and construction work required to remediate the contamination
from the Chernobyl Power Plant Accident. System engineering and integration
methodologies will be used to prioritize remedial actions, identify advanced