The IAEA expert mission for considering the reasons of the February 12 ceiling collapse at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant has finished its work.
According to a posting on the official Web site of the state-run specialized enterprise Chornobyl NPP, at the final meeting the experts presented their preliminary conclusions and recommendations.
The experts positively assessed actions of the Chornobyl NPP’s staff during the accident and during its liquidation and investigation of the reasons.
In particular, it was said that Chornobyl NPP’s staff quickly and professionally reacted to the accident, published information on it on time and quickly informed the public on the further actions. The experts pointed at the plant’s efforts to control the aftermath of the even and avoid delays with the realization of measures as a part of the Shelter Implementation Plan (SIP) in the construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC).
The press service said that the experts gave several preliminary recommendations, first concerning the prevention of the possible damage of other walls and structures, and recommended Chornobyl NPP to realize organization and technical measures to enhance the wall and structures monitoring and general industrial and radiation safety.
The report says that the final official report of the IAEA mission will be presented in early July.
As reported, the IAEA expert mission started operating at the Chornobyl NPP on June 3, 2013.
On February 12, a partial collapse of the ceiling and wall construction occurred in a turbine room at Chornobyl NPP. The site of the accident was an area of 600 square meters. The radiation levels did not change on the territory of the Chornobyl NPP and in the exclusion zone around it. No one was injured by the fallen slabs.
