Chernobyl proceeds to the stage of decommissioning
Chernobyl proceeds to the stage of decommissioning of the station, notified on the Internet office of the station on Thursday.

Chernobyl proceeds to the stage of decommissioning of the station, notified on the Internet office of the station on Thursday.
"State inspection of nuclear regulation of Ukraine issued a separate permit for the implementation of works in Accordance with the program of the final shutdown and preservation. This means that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant completes the operation to stop the operation and legally passes to the stage of decommissioning ", - is informed in the report.
As emphasized by the station, the condition for obtaining such permission was respect for the governing body of progress in the planning process for the decommissioning of ChNPP and successful work to release blocks from ChNPP spent nuclear fuel and placing It in a special vault for secure storage (ISF-1).
The first phase of decommissioning of the station is the stage of " final shutdown and preservation ". Its implementation is important for safety and requires more than ten years.
according to the NPP, at the stage of final shutdown and preservation of power units of the Chernobyl NPP, which will continue until 2028, the activity of the majority will apply to boilers, contours of the multiple forced circulation and related equipment of units 1, 2 and 3 of the Chernobyl NPP. The former units are expected to translate into high-quality new condition, which is characterized by a high level of security with minimal consumption of resources in the long-term storage.
"Radiation impact on the environment in case of possible accidents in the work process will not exceed the radiation-hygienic regulations established for critical events," - emphasizes the authorized station.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine this year has decided to send 709, 688 million (30, 2 million dollars) for decommissioning of Chernobyl NPP and transformation of the Shelter object into an ecologically safe system.