ML20044H545
| ML20044H545 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/23/1993 |
| From: | Selin I, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
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| NUDOCS 9306090188 | |
| Download: ML20044H545 (3) | |
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SA!4UEL J. CHILK, SECRETARY OF THE C0f44ISSION FROM:
THE CHAIRMAN
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SECY-93-131 - JOINT DOE /NRC REPORT TO CONGRESS ON U.S. NUCLEAR SAFETY INITIATIVES i
FOR S0VIET-DESIGNED REACTORS 1
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DISAPPROVED ABSTAIN NOT PARTICIPATING REQUEST DISCUSSION COMMENTS:
see attached minor corrections.
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plants (one in Russia and one in Ukraine), at two VVER-440 Model 213 plants (one in Russia and one in ee Ukraine), and at an RBMK-
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in Russia.
Establish two regional training centers -- one each in Russia and (b)
Ukraine; for the one in Ukraine we will supply a computer-based simulator for VVER-1000 reactorsj the Russian site already has a The centers will serve as a focal point for training simulator.
plant operator.; and engineers and for establishing comprehensive Western safety management systems in existing reactors in the NIS.
Establishment of thest centers will be conditioned on agreement that the facilities will be open to personnel from other Eastern European countries and the Baltics.
These training centers will cover the full range of civilian nuclear issues from training to maintenance.
Provide risk reduction for RBMKs and VVER-440/230s through (c) measures selected in discussions with the Russians and Ukrainians.
Items being considered are:
improvement of confinement performance for severe accidents, development of methods to prevent uncontrolled hydrogen explosions, installation of dedicated emergency diesel generators and feedwater pumps in protected areas, and improvement of basic fire protection and detection.
Assist regulators in training and developing safety standards and (d) procedures and an improved regulatory structure. This initiative includes computer hardware and software transfers to enable the regulators to perform independent safety analyses and to modernize their basic administrative capabilities.
These elements will be carried out within the international policy framework the earliest established at the 1992 G-7 Economic Summit, including seekinand VVER-440/230s.
practical shutdown of the older Soviet designs, the RBMKs Thus, our assistance is not intended to prolong the life of these older plants It must be noted, however, that the
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any longer than is absolutely necessary.
decision to shut down or continue to operate these facilities is that of Russia and Ukraine alone.
Congress, through AID, hasa u g ized $25 million in FY-92 funds for the DOEhasbeen(provbedj521.9millionforthreeitemsofthe z initiative. initiative, and NRC has been provided 53.1 million for the fourth.
Expert Working Groups (EWGs) having participation from the United States, Russia, and Ukraine have been formed in each of the first three areas of Primary points of contact from each country have been identified assistance Meetings have been held or are scheduled to develop for each working group.
detailed implementation program plans for each working group and to proceed with the work.
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The Honorable Tom Bevill Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to forward to you a copy of the report on U.S. nuclear safety assistance programs for Soviet-designed reactors as requested in House Report 102-555 accompanying the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act,1993 (Public Law No. 102-377).
The Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have summarized U.S. bilateral assistance programs that provide technical and financial assistance t improve the safety cf Soviet-designed x
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Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Baltics. The objective of U.S. nuclear safety assistance programs is twofold:
in the near term, to help reduce the likelihood of a serious nuclear accident; in the mid to longer term, to help the countries of the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to strengthen their nuclear safety culture and infrastructure to assure long-term safety.
This report describes the basis and scope of these U.S. assistance programs.
Sincerely, Hazel R. O' Leary Enclosure CC:
The Honorable John T. Myers Ranking Minority Member ATTACHMENT 2