OREANDA-NEWS. April 17, 2008. Specialists of Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant, Rosenergoatom Concern and VNIIAES (All-Russian Research Institute of Nuclear Reactors) met in Vienna with the heads of the group of IAEA experts that is planning to conduct an OSART mission at Balakovo NPP. The experts will check up if the plant’s safety system complies with the international standards and will see if the plant has positive experience for use at other nuclear power plants.
 
The parties discussed proposals for revising the package of preliminary information prepared by Balakovo NPP and the schedule of the expert’s work. The IAEA representatives dwelled on the specific tasks of the inspectors.

The head of OSART mission at Balakovo NPP Gabor Vamos reported on the key results of the mission’s work in 2007. The mission at Balakovo NPP will be the 146th IAEA mission so far.