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Decommissioning of nuclear facilities
Lada Yakubovich, METR: "The prospective floating nuclear power plant in Aktau will be able to preserve the unique ecological balance of the Caspian Sea."
2026-2022
Scientific research and development of regulatory documents for assessing the radiation situation during beyond-design-basis radiation accidents at the design stage. Development of regulatory requirements for the protection of particularly hazardous facilities (NPPs) from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
2022-2018
Client: MAEK-Kazatomprom LLC
Development and presentation of a feasibility study at the State Expertise State Enterprise (Gosekspertiza)
"Decommissioning of the BN-350 reactor facility."
2017-2016
Client: Rosenergoatom Concern, a subsidiary of Rosenergoatom Concern
Support and technical support for permitting activities during the design and licensing of Unit No. 4 of the Beloyarsk NPP with a BN-800 reactor plant.
Client: Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant, a subsidiary of Rosenergoatom Concern
Development of working documentation and cost estimates for organizing additional sorting by specific activity of solid radioactive waste after compaction in Building 672R.
2015
Client: Moscow Department of Science and Industrial Policy
Development of environmentally friendly and biologically inert X-ray-protected materials and products to ensure the safety of medical and emergency rescue personnel.
Client: IPPE State Research Center of the Russian Federation
Calculation of the volume of conditioned radioactive waste after reprocessing
of spent nuclear fuel from the BN-1200 reactor.
Client: VNIPIET JSC, St. Petersburg
Preparation of materials for the development of design and engineering documentation for the first stage of construction of the MBIR nuclear research facility, covering radioactive waste management and decontamination.
2012-2011
Client: MAEK-Kazatomprom LLP
• Development of technical specifications and designs for process units and non-standardized equipment for the 1st and 2nd launch complexes of the liquid radioactive waste processing facility.
• Development of a working design for a liquid oil-containing radioactive waste processing facility.
• Development of a design for the management of high-level waste from the BN-350 reactor plant.
• Development of working documentation for the 1st and 2nd launch complexes of the liquid radioactive waste processing facility for the first year of construction and storage (for 50 years).
2010-2009
Client: MAEK-Kazatomprom LLC
Development of a technical design for a liquid oil-containing radioactive waste processing facility.
Client: MAEK-Kazatomprom LLC
Development of a design for a sanitary protection zone and observation zone for the decommissioning of the BN-350 reactor plant.
2008
Client: MAEK-Kazatomprom LLC
• Development of a technology for processing liquid oil-containing radioactive waste.
• Research and development to determine the conditions for decontaminating the equipment and building structures of the BN-350 reactor facility.
• Development of a project to prepare the buildings, structures, and utility systems of the BN-350 reactor facility for safe long-term storage (as part of Phase V of construction).
• Comprehensive engineering survey of the buildings, structures, and utility systems of the BN-350 reactor facility.
Client: KATEP-AE LLC
Research of spectrometric measurement methods and development of technical proposals for the composition of a spectrometric system for certifying NZK-type containers containing radioactive waste.
2006
Client: KATEP-AE LLC
Analysis of solid radioactive waste management methods and equipment for use in the development of working documentation for the solid radioactive waste management system for the BN-350 reactor plant.
Client: Institute of Atomic Energy, a subsidiary of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, MEMR RK, Republic of Kazakhstan
Development of technical proposals for a multipurpose nuclear technology complex
with a RITM-K reactor plant for the Nuclear Technology Park JSC in Kurchatov.
Client: KATEP LLC
Finalization of the liquid radioactive waste management system design for the BN-350 reactor plant, MAEK, Aktau, Republic of Kazakhstan.
2005
Client: KATEP LLC
Development of a design for a complex for processing solid low- and intermediate-level waste from the BN-35 reactor.
2003
Client: National Nuclear Center "Scientific Nuclear Center" of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Assessment of Nuclear Energy Development Scenarios in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2003-2004
Client: MAEK-Kazatomprom LLC - RAOTEKH LLC
Justification and technical solutions for processing sodium residues after draining the BN-350 reactor circuit. Development of a design for a liquid radioactive waste processing complex.
2002
Client: KATEP LLC
Preparation of initial data for the EIA and PRA sections of the BN-350 reactor facility's liquid radioactive waste storage system.
Client: MAEK-Kazatomprom LLC - KATEP LLC
Feasibility study for the use of a reinforced concrete cask for storing and transporting spent nuclear fuel from the BN-350 reactor facility.
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