OREANDA-NEWS. On May 14-18, 2007 the IAEA experts, the head of the IAEA Operational Safety Department Miroslav Lipar and manager for operational safety Gabor Vanos, visited Balakovo NPP. The visit was part of the preparations for the OSART mission scheduled for 2008, reported the press-centre of  Rosenergoatom.


During the visit the guests told the managers of the plant about the goals and the program of the mission. “We are going to demonstrate the high efficiency of the Russian NPPs. The last OSART mission to Volgodonsk NPP has proved that - that plant shows the best performance in the world,” Lipar said. “OSART mission is not an inspection but an assessment of operational safety by colleagues from countries with big NPP operation experience. They will prepare recommendations on now to improve the safety of your plant and will use your best practices as an example for other NPPs”. The experts inspected BNPP and pointed out that the plant is ready for the coming mission.