March 2001 Contents Highlight

Armenia Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary

Kazakhstan Lithuania Russia Slovakia

Ukraine United States Cross-Cutting Activities Planned Activities

Planned Activities

• April 16 – 20, Kyiv, Ukraine
Training. Nuclear Power Plant Personnel Training Conference. The conference program will include presentations on ongoing U.S./Ukrainian efforts to support improved training programs within Ukraine, the status of training program activities at the various sites, specialty training for technical positions, full-scope simulator training activities, and personnel licensing. (John Yoder, DOE, 301-903-5650, Al Ankrum, PNNL, 509-372-4095)

• April 18 – 20, Kyiv, Ukraine
Chornobyl Initiatives. International Conference: Fifteen Years after the Chornobyl Accident – Lessons Learned. The objectives of this conference are to develop a common vision of the environmental, medical, socioeconomic, etc., consequences of the Chornobyl accident and to develop understanding of the current situations in the affected countries so further initiatives to mitigate the effects of the accident can be proposed and undertaken. (Riaz Awan, NNSA, 38-050-257-7221, Don Draper, PNNL,
509-372-4079)

• April 23 – 24, Washington, D.C.
Program Management. Energoatom/NNSA Coordinating Committee Meeting. The program will include discussions of the current status of project activities in Ukraine in the areas of Operational Safety, Simulators and Training, Fire Safety, Safety Equipment, Safety Assessments, Dry Cask Fuel Storage, Physical Security, Nuclear Fuel Qualification, and the Chornobyl Site Replacement Heat Plant. In addition, new projects and special issues will be discussed. (Rich Reister, NNSA, 301-903-0234,
Bob Moffitt, PNNL, 509-372-4108)

• May 7 – 16, Kozloduy nuclear power plant, Bulgaria
Training. A U.S. training expert from Sonalysts Inc. will travel to Kozloduy to participate in a working visit to initiate transfer of the Electrical Maintenance Training Program. This will be the first of three working visits to transfer this program, with the third visit culminating in a pilot presentation of the program. Kozloduy technical and training specialists will work with the U.S. specialist to develop this program. (John Yoder, DOE,
301-903-5650, Don Draper, PNNL, 509-372-4079)

• May 8 – 9, Richland, Washington
Program Management. Minatom/NNSA Coordinating Committee Meeting. The program will include discussions of the current status of project activities in Russia in the areas of Operational Safety, Simulators and Training, Fire Safety, Safety Equipment, and Safety Assessments. In addition, special issues related to EOI implementation and recent changes at Minatom will be discussed. (Rich Reister, NNSA, 301-903-0234, Bob Moffitt, PNNL, 509-372-4108)