Bilibino NPP: emergency response drill as a part of training for comprehensive emergency response exercise 2010

The readiness of management, communications and warning systems of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC to task performance in case of an emergency situation, as well as the readiness of software and hardware systems to work in a single information space with the emergency response participants was checked during the exercise.
The training was attended by leaders of emergency groups of Bilibino NPP and Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC Crisis Centre; Nuclear Plants Emergency Care team (NPEC); experts on radiation safety and protection measures, experts on status control of reactor facilities and process equipment and other specialists.
The training drill of the plant personnel actions was held with the involvement of medical staff of medical unit No. 4, volunteer emergency response teams of civil defense and emergency situations "1 st Fire Emergency Team of Chukotka Atonomous District". The expert groups of VNIIAES OJSC; Taifun Scientific Development and Production Centre; Emergency Centre of Fire Prevention Service; RF National Science Center of Federal State Enterprise; specialists of the Institute of Nuclear Power Safe Development of Russian Academy of Sciences and other organizations were engaged in the training in order to provide technical support. Representatives of Rostekhnadzor also supervised the training process.
Summarizing the results of the training, Deputy Director for NPP Operation and Production - Director Emergency Preparedness and Radiation Protection Department of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC Vladimir Khlebtsevich said that the objectives set before the training participants had been achieved, and the tasks had been implemented.
During the training, the technological process of Bilibino NPP did not interrupt. The radiation background at Bilibino NPP and in the area of its location does not exceed the natural environmental values.
Bilibino NPP is a branch of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. The plant is located next to Bilibino city, in the Chukotka Autonomous District. The nuclear heat and power plant operates four EGP-6 uranium-graphite pressurized tube reactors. Each reactor has capacity of 12MW (el.). The first power unit was commissioned in 1973, the second – in 1974, the third – in 1975, and the fourth one – in 1976. The plant produces about 75% of energy generated in Chaun-Bilibino isolated electricity system (upon that the system provides 40% of energy to the Chukotka Autonomous District).