Ministry of Economical Development and Trade of Ukraine registered the International Technical Assistance Project "Creation and implementation of Chernobyl NPP decommissioning Visualization Center" within the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Norway Kingdom on cooperation in the field of Nuclear and Radiation Safety, Chernobyl NPP decommissioning and Shelter object transformation into ecologically safe system. Contractor for this work performance is the Institute of Energy Technologies (IFE) from Norway.
The goal of the Project is to introduce modern three-dimensional modeling technologies and visualization to improve the efficiency and safety of works at all stages of Chernobyl NPP decommissioning. The center will be used for planning, training and introduction of procedures for the personnel, demonstration of the decommissioning process to regulatory authorities and general public. It also will provide capabilities to plan and to control the exposure doses, visualize radiation scenarios for planning and training for different tasks. This will significantly reduce labor expenses, radiation exposure of the personnel, improve the efficiency and safety during dismantling and radioactive materials management.
According to the Project schedule delivery of equipment and necessary software, its installation will be performed during June-September 2015. Commissioning of the Center for pilot operation is scheduled for October 2015.
For information: Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) is International Research Institute in the field of energy and nuclear technology. IFE Mission is research and development in the energy sector, oil and petrochemical industry, in the field of alternative energy sources. The Institute was founded in 1948. Cooperation between Chernobyl NPP and IFE was started in 2006, but work was suspended due to the lack of Agreement between Ukraine and Norway. Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation between Norway and Ukraine was signed in Oslo on November 30, 2012, that gave the green light for completion of Project works on Visualization Center creation, as well as for new joint projects implementation.