OREANDA-NEWS. March 3, 2008. on the invitation of the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspection (SKI-ICP), a delegation of Rosatom, led by the advisor of the head of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy Igor Konyshev, took part in a conference on the development of Swedish-Russian cooperation in the field of treatment of radioactive waste, radiation safety, nuclear nonproliferation and development of public relations.

The Russian side was represented by the director general of TsNIIAtominform Eldar Urmancheyev, the rector of Atomprof Dmitry Cherneyoko, the deputy heads of departments of Rosatom Viktor Romanov, Nikolay Shorokhov and experts of Rosatom.

The sides discussed the prospects of Rosatom-SKI cooperation in 2008–2012 given the reorganization of the nuclear industry of Russia and the unification of SKI-ICP and SSI (Swedish Radiation Protection Authority).

The director of SKI-ICP international cooperation program Magnus Westerlind, his deputy Lars Van Dassen and project manager Roland Turner made reports on bilateral projects concerning treatment of nuclear and radioactive waste at Andreev Bay and in Gremih, research on waste storage facility in Leningrad region, construction of a disposal site for different categories of radioactive waste and some other projects carried out with other organizations (Nuclear Safety Institute, Rosenergoatom Concern (Leningrad and Kola NPPs), Zvezdochka).

The sides discussed the possibility of designing of a system of nuclear materials control for Chepetsk Mechanical Plant and problems of regional cooperation on fight with illegal use of nuclear and radioactive materials.

Special attention was given to the problem of information support of bilateral projects. In order to enhance the public awareness of the projects, the sides agreed to prepare proposals for the establishment and development of a regional education and information center in Murmansk and to work out a mechanism of exchange of information among Rosatom, Atominform, SKI-ICP and donor states.

Konyshev proposed elaborating a universal mechanism of coordination and control of all joint Russian-Swedish projects. The Swedish side supported his proposal.

During the visit the Russian delegation visited radioactive waste burial facility and the information center of Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant.