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May 29-June 9 Kozloduy NPP, Bulgaria
Training. A representative of Sonalysts, Inc., and a specialist from VNIIAES will work with training and technical specialists from Kozloduy NPP on the development of an instructional program for emergency operating instruction (EOI) trainers. Kozloduy technical personnel are providing expertise on the EOIs, while the U.S. and Russian specialists are helping develop a training program on EOIs. During the second week of this working visit, participants will implement the EOI training program for a pilot group of trainers at Kozloduy Unit 1. (John Yoder, DOE, 301-903-5650; Don Draper, PNNL, 509-372-4079)
May 29-June 9 Zaporizhzhya NPP, Ukraine
Training. A U.S. training expert from Sonalysts, Inc., and training and technical specialists from Ukraines Khmelnytskyy NPP the Engineering and Technical Center for the Training of Nuclear Industry Personnel will implement a pilot training program for control room reactor operators at Zaporizhzhya NPP. The program will be piloted to a group of incumbent control room reactor operators and supervisors who also will be asked to provide feedback on the training. (John Yoder, DOE, 301-903-5650; Don Draper, PNNL, 509-372-4079)
May 30-June 2 Bilibino NPP, Russia
Simulators/Training. The U.S.-provided analytical simulator for Bilibino NPP will be turned over officially to the plant. Participants will include several representatives of the plant, Gosatomnadzor, Rosenergoatom, LAKROM, VNIIAES, GSE Power Systems, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Following the turnover ceremony, participants will review the status of the plants training program and instructional materials for operators. (John Yoder, DOE, 301-903-5650; Joe Cleary, PNNL, 509-372-4094)
June 7-9 South Ukraine NPP, Ukraine
Simulators/Training. The U.S. team will officially turn over the full-scope simulator for Unit 3 to South Ukraine NPP. Organizations participating in the turnover will include South Ukraine NPP, the Main State Inspectorate, Energoatom, LAKROM, GSE Power Systems, Inc., the U.S. Department of Energy, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (John Yoder, DOE, 301-903-5650; Joe Cleary, PNNL, 509-372-4094)
June 12-18 (rescheduled from May 22-27) Kyiv and South Ukraine NPP, Ukraine
Management and Operational Safety. U.S. specialists will work with Ukrainian team members to prepare a plan for auditing radiation monitoring of the environment at South Ukraine NPP. Representatives of South Ukraine NPP, Energoatom, the Nuclear Power Plant Operational Support Institute, SCIENTECH, Inc., and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will participate. The South Ukraine audit plan and resulting audit (scheduled to begin June 24) will provide a framework and field data from which a functional area performance guide can be developed for use at all nuclear power plants in Ukraine. (Dennis Meyers, DOE, 301-903-1418; Lief Erickson, PNNL, 509-372-4097)
June 13-14 Moscow, Russia
Plant Safety Assessment. Participants in the in-depth safety assessment projects under way at Soviet-designed nuclear power plants in Russia will review progress and status on those projects. Meeting attendees are expected to include representatives of Minatom, Rosensergoatom, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Kola, Leningrad, and Novovoronezh NPPs. U.S. team members from the U.S. Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory also will participate. (Walt Pasedag, DOE, 301-903-3628; Phil Pizzica, ANL, 630-252-4847)
June 19-30 Moscow, Russia
Management and Operational Safety. U.S. specialists from Data Systems & Solutions will hold a workshop on the development of sub-tier analytical scenarios for emergency operating instructions for nuclear power plants with VVER reactors. Gidropress, Rosensegoatom, VNIIAES, Atomenergoproekt, and Balakovo, Kola, Novovoronezh, and Rostov NPPs will send representatives to the workshop. (Dennis Meyers, DOE, 301-903-1418; Larry Sherfey, PNNL, 509-372-4080)
June 19-30 South Ukraine NPP, Ukraine
Training. A U.S. training expert from Sonalysts, Inc., and training and technical specialists from Ukraines Khmelnytskyy NPP the Engineering and Technical Center for the Training of Nuclear Industry Personnel will implement a pilot training program for control room reactor operators at South Ukraine NPP. The program will be piloted to a group of incumbent control room reactor operators and supervisors who also will be asked to provide feedback on the training. (John Yoder, DOE, 301-903-5650; Don Draper, PNNL, 509-372-4079)
June 27-29 Stockholm, Sweden
Plant Safety Assessment. The coordinating committee for the Kola Unit 2 probabilistic risk assessment will meet to review project progress, plans, and schedules. Committee members include representatives of Kola NPP, Swedish International Project, and Argonne National Laboratory. (Walter Pasedag, DOE, 301-903-3628; Phil Pizzica, ANL, 630-252-4847)
July 17-20 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Engineering and Technology. Specialists from Engineering Planning and Management Inc. (EPM) will host a progress meeting on the safe-shutdown analysis under way at Smolensk NPP. Participants will include a group of analysts from VNIIAES, Atomenergoproect, and Rosenergoatom, as well as technical specialists from EPM and Brookhaven and Pacific Northwest national laboratories. Participants will review comments on reports covering the probabilistic portion of the analysis and the recommendations for fire safety upgrades to correct identified deficiencies. They also will discuss completion of the project and implementation of corrective actions at the plant. (Grigory Trosman, DOE, 301-903-3581; Andrew Minister, PNNL, 509-376-4938)
September 27-29 Slavutych, Ukraine
Chornobyl Initiatives. The International Chornobyl Center will convene its fourth annual conference to facilitate the exchange of information on international scientific and technical activities at Chornobyl. The conference program will include plenary and workshop sessions and technical tours of Chornobyl NPP and the Unit 4 Shelter. Conference organizers are seeking speakers to give presentations at the conference. (Riaz Awan, DOE, 38-050-257-7221; Don Draper, PNNL, 509-372-4079)
