The USSR State Committee for Supervising Work Safety in the Nuclear Power Industry: information and remarks

The structure of the USSR State Committee for Supervising Work Safety in the Nuclear Power Industry (USSR Gosatomenergonadzor) is outlined. Brief reports are given on recent activities. These include: a summary of unplanned shutdowns and infringements of safety regulations at nuclear power stations in May 1989; a visit to the USSR by a delegation from Britain's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate; examination of the feasibility study for the expansion of the Novovoronezhskaya nuclear power station; a meeting on openness (glasnost) in the nuclear power industry; an investigation of the construction of the Gor'kiy nuclear power station for supplying heat; a review of progress of work on full-scale simulators; the design of the third phase of the Beloyaskaya nuclear power station; checking the safety and readiness of unit 5 to be put into commission at the Zaporozh'ye nuclear power station. (UK)