Bilibino NPP Peer Review
From July 20 to August 3, 2023, WANO Moscow Centre conducted a peer review (PR) of Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant (Units 2, 3, 4 and common unit equipment), located beyond the Arctic Circle in the Chukotka Autonomous District.
The PR purpose was to provide support to NPP in improving the plant safety and reliability, achieving high performance indicators, and finding the best ways to solve performance issues.
The PR team was headed by Mikhail Sharov, WANO Moscow Centre Representative at Balakovo NPP. The team included 9 experts from 4 countries: Russia, China, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates, representing WANO Moscow and Atlanta regional centres and Shanghai office.
During the PR, experts observed the work performance, reviewed documentation, and conducted interviews with plant personnel. In addition, the peer review observed the implementation of WANO Significant Operating Experience Reports’ (SOER) recommendations.
At the final meeting on August 2, the peer review team presented the results of their work to plant personnel. The team leader summed up the results, thanked the PR team members and the Bilibino NPP staff for their work and conveyed the preliminary PR results to the station management. In conclusion, he wished the Bilibino NPP personnel safe and reliable work.
Bilibino NPP Director Konstantin Kholopov thanked the peer review team experts and plant counterparts for the difficult, very important and useful work and assured that the Bilibino NPP team will use the results obtained as directions for improving safe and reliable operation.
The PR purpose was to provide support to NPP in improving the plant safety and reliability, achieving high performance indicators, and finding the best ways to solve performance issues.
The PR team was headed by Mikhail Sharov, WANO Moscow Centre Representative at Balakovo NPP. The team included 9 experts from 4 countries: Russia, China, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates, representing WANO Moscow and Atlanta regional centres and Shanghai office.
During the PR, experts observed the work performance, reviewed documentation, and conducted interviews with plant personnel. In addition, the peer review observed the implementation of WANO Significant Operating Experience Reports’ (SOER) recommendations.
At the final meeting on August 2, the peer review team presented the results of their work to plant personnel. The team leader summed up the results, thanked the PR team members and the Bilibino NPP staff for their work and conveyed the preliminary PR results to the station management. In conclusion, he wished the Bilibino NPP personnel safe and reliable work.
Bilibino NPP Director Konstantin Kholopov thanked the peer review team experts and plant counterparts for the difficult, very important and useful work and assured that the Bilibino NPP team will use the results obtained as directions for improving safe and reliable operation.
