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State Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Ukraine acknowledged SSE ChNPP Unit No.3 as a
facility for radioactive waste management.
As a project period of maintenance of the unit No. 3 as nuclear installation expired in December,
2011, the assessment of need and feasibility of extension of period of its maintenance was
carried out.
Based on materials of an assessment and taking into account the decision agreed by the State
Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Ukraine from December 8, 2012 the operating mode of Unit
No.3 under the state of readiness to accept the spent nuclear fuel is stopped and the Power Unit’s
nuclear facility is considered as the facility, intended for RAW management.
Till December 31, 2012 documents for receiving a separate permission on final closing and
conservation of the third power unit will be prepared by the Chernobyl NPP.
