Balakovo :	|	Operating History	|	Scope of DOE Activities	|	Accomplishments	|

Accomplishments

• All 48 emergency operating instructions that promote safety through improved accident mitigation strategies have been drafted for the plant.

• All 15 guidelines for preparing management and operational control procedures that promote safety through improved operating practices were developed and implemented at the plant.

• Operator exchanges that trained plant personnel to develop improved operating safety procedures and practices were completed.

• A VVER-1000 analytical simulator project has been initiated for Unit 4. Contracts are in place, and the simulator is scheduled to be complete in March 1999.

• Upgrade of the Balakovo Unit 4 VVER-1000 full-scope simulator has been initiated. Contracts are in place and the simulator is scheduled to be complete in September 1999.

• A fully equipped nuclear power plant training center was established at the plant; through 1997, there have been more than 1,600 attendees at training center classes.

• Basic training equipment was provided for the Balakovo Training Center. This equipm ent included scanners, photocopiers, printers, faxes, personal computers, office furniture, whiteboards, overhead projectors, projector screens, and various consumables and office supplies.

• A full slate of 12 planned job-specific maintenance and operations courses, as well as all six planned courses in general topics related to nuclear safety, were developed and conducted at the Balakovo plant.

• Equipment to complement the 12 job-specific maintenance and operations training courses was provided to the Balakovo plant. This equipment included laser-alignment equipment, motor-current test units, electronics training equipment, soldering stations, a reactor head mockup, chemical laboratory equipment, radiation measurement equipment, flange bolt torquing demonstration equipment, and audio/video equipment.

• Support was provided to design and construct an emergency diesel generator training laboratory for instrument and control operator and electrical operator training.

• The first phase to transfer the training technology and materials developed at the Balakovo Training Center to other nuclear power plants and training centers in Russia was completed. The transfer of the initial pilot courses from Balakovo to each of the other Russian NPP sites has been completed.