Kalinin NPP, On-site Assistance

Status

Closed

All Countries

Benefitting Zone

Worldwide

€ 1,274,268.47

EU Contribution

Contracted in 1997

TACIS

Programme

Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States

Details

Type of activity: On Site Assistance
Nature: Services
Contracting authority: European Commission
Method of Procurement: Direct Agreement & AV DA
Duration: 19/09/2000 - 06/05/2002
Partner: Rosenergoatom
Contractor: SUEZ-TRACTEBEL SA
Project / Budget year: WW9608 Nuclear Safety 1996 / 1996

Objectives

According to the intention of the European Union and the Russian Ministry of Atomic Power the operational safety assistance, which started with TACIS 92, continued with TACIS 96 with the same Western and Eastern Utility and NPPs. Similar to the procedure in TACIS 92 a joint Western/Eastern working team was to be set up to continue the work started in TACIS 92. In this case Tractebel was the Consultant, contracted by EC to provide operational safety assistance to Kalinin NPP.

Results

The projects, defined under the TACIS budget 1996 have been supported by the Western Utility in the following aspects:

Setting up of a Technical Specification (TS);
Agreement with EC and Beneficiary on the TS;
Assistance in the procurement process;
Assistance in custom clearance;
Assistance in installation of the equipment.

Further general assistance has been given by the Western Utility in upgrading safety culture on the NPP.