Argonne National Laboratory-West:
Pete Wells, Burt Michelbacher, Joyce Connery
Department of Energy: Doug Newton
Department of State: Carolyn Leddy
NTSC: Irina Tazhibayeva,
Oleg Romanenko, Alex Klepikov, Ludmeila Aryutkina
KAEC: Timur Zhantikin
NNC: Leonid Tikhomirov, Vitaly Yakovlev
MAEC: Vladimir Karaulov, Igor Dumchev
KATEP: Alexander Baldov, Vadim Tkachenko
Monday-Wednesday, December
10-12, 2001
Pete Wells (ANL-W), Burt Michelbacher (ANL-W), Doug
Newton (DOE), Carolyn Leddy (DOS), Joyce Connery (ANL-W), Igor
Dumchev (BN-350), Vladimir Karaylov (BN-350), Leonid Tikhomirov
(NNC), Vitaly Yakovlev (NNC), Vadim Tkachencko (KATEP), Irina
Tazhibayeva (NTSC) , Oleg Romanenko (NTSC), Alex Klepikov (NTSC)
Discussing the following questions:
Task 2, Phase 1: Review of technologies and facilities
for sodium draining and the selection of technology. KATEP is
the responsible organization and believes that the work will be
done by the end of December, beginning of January. The work is
80% complete.
Task 2, Phase 2: Development of technical design
documentation for systems and equipment for sodium draining. MAEC
has primary responsibility for this phase
STAGE A: Technical Task for the draining project.
This task has been completed. The relevant organizations within
Kazakhstan have agreed to this task. A description of the facility,
labor cost estimation other items enumerated by the task order
have been prepared. The work is being translated to English for
approval. Only several days are needed to translate.
STAGE B: Development of Quality Assurance
Program. Some documents have been prepared, including a general
program as well as some local quality assurance programs. NNC
has also to submit quality assurance program.
Thursday, December 13, 2001
Discussing the following questions:
NDF meeting in JUNE 19-28, 2002.
TECHNICAL MEETING: ANL-W will bring key engineers. Engineers who
have not been to Aktau will go for technical tours of the plant
and then return to Almaty. In Almaty, the rest of the team will
join for lengthier discussions.
January Meeting, January 21-February 1
Decommissioning planning workshop. Kazakhstan asked from more
details on the sodium processing facility at that meeting.
