SUPPORT MISSION AT THE ARMENIAN NPP

01.07.2022

SUPPORT MISSION AT THE ARMENIAN NPP

Within the period of 27 - 30 June, 2022 Support Mission (SM) on «Methodologies of Event Investigation at NPP-s» was held at the Armenian NPP with the participation of experts involved by the WANO Moscow Center.

The purpose of the mission was to train the NPP management, as well as the heads of HAEK CJSC departments, involved in the investigation of events, on the methodologies of events root causes analysis. In addition, the mission participants gained new theoretical and practical knowledge and new skills in the use of investigative methodologies.

During the four-day meetings, bilateral active discussions were held on a number of issues of interest to the ANPP, namely: the positive and negative sides of investigation methodologies, the applicability of ASSET (Assessment of Safety Significant Events Team) and HPES (Human Performance Enhancement System) methodologies and their results. The representatives of the Smolensk and Kozloduy NPPs shared experience of their nuclear power plants on this topic.

During the final meeting both the WANO experts preparedness, and the active participation of the HAEK CJSC representatives were highly appraised, and at the end, the preliminary report of the mission was submitted to the NPP management.