KYIV. July 13 (Interfax-Ukraine) – UJV Rez a. s. (the Czech Republic) will design data for revising a feasibility study to build reactors three and four of Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant (NPP). It will concern technical characteristics and reliability indicators for Skoda JS VVER-1000 reactor and the blueprints for safety systems.
According to a report of National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom in the Visnyk Derzhavnykh Zakupivel public procurements bulletin, the cost of the contract signed on June 30, 2016 is EUR 272,600 (VAT not included).
UJV Rez will also assess safety of the reactor for normal exploitation, project and serious accidents.
The Czech company is to provide the data before November 2016.
Energoatom said that the revised feasibility study would help to make the final decision by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, new legislation on placing, designing and building reactors three and four of Khmelnytsky NPP.
According to the tender documents, the main option for fuel for Skoda JS VVER-1000 reactors with a projected lifespan of 50 years is Westinghouse fuel assemblies and an alternative fuel is Russia’s TVEL fuel.
Energorisk LLC (Kyiv) with an offer of UAH 9.88 million (VAT included) took part in the tender.
