Supervision of Operation Safety at Ignalina NPP

Supervision by the State Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) is being carried out through: Controlling of compliance by the personnel of organizations, enterprises and institutions, in the course of fulfilling their official duties, with requirements of technical standards; Controlling whether or not systems, elements and plant of nuclear power facilities meet the requirements of technical standards through ensuring supervision at all stages of design, operation, and closure. The principal task of the Inspectorate is to ensure that state regulation and supervision of nuclear and radiation safety at Ignalina NPP is carried out. Therefore the main activities of all divisions of VATESI are aimed at achieving this task. The On-Site Division of VATESI at Ignalina NPP, while closely cooperating with other divisions of VATESI, is carrying out supervision of INPP operation and activities associated with it. The On-Site Division of VATESI is its structural unit that is continuously working at Ignalina nuclear power facility. VATESI is carrying out supervision in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, and nuclear safety standards (NUSS). Supervision by VATESI is focused on control/preventive efforts, i.e. prevention of violation of NUSS requirements at all stages of licensed activities of the facility under control. (author)