Decommissioning and RAW Management Department

ENPRO CONSULT experts working on decommissioning activities are well versed and have the following qualifications:

• Management of contracts according to FIDIC requirements in the context of Spatial Development Act and Public Procurement Law in Bulgaria.
• Management of Design and Assessment Projects of Nuclear Power Plant, and Projects of Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as projects related to Licensing Process.
• Participation at Design and Assessment Projects of Nuclear Power Plant and facilities. Environmental Impact Assessment and Licensing Expertise.
• Skills: Project Coordination, Team Leadership, Project Scheduling, Project Plans, Project Implementation and others.
• Designers activity:
  • Perform Projects, Assessments, Pre-Design Studies, Technical Specifications, Studies etc. for Investment Proposals. Elaborated Conceptual Design, Technical design, Detailed Design and As-Built documentation according to the Bulgarian regulatory document.
• Environmental activity:
  • Elaboration of Notifications for Investments Proposals – by Ministry of environments and water (for MEW).
  • Perform of Terms of References for Environment Impact Assessment Report (EIA Report) – for MEW.
  • Review of EIA Reports and elaboration of Statements about EIA Reports.
  • Elaboration of Notification to an affected party of a proposed activity according to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context about Investment proposal – for MEW.
  • Consulting regarding the EIA issue.
• Licensing activity:
  • Elaboration of Licensing Plan for Investment Projects and all issues related to licensing. Review of the licensing plan.
  • Consulting on issues related to Licensing of nuclear and non-nuclear facilities.

ENPRO Consult participated in the process of the Decommissioning of Units from 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy NPP in the Republic of Bulgaria from 2003 to 2022.

• ENPRO Consult, works as a subcontractor of the Project Management Unit (PMU) for Decommissioning (D), under Contracts for the provision of consulting services to Kozloduy NPP and the State Enterprise Radioactive Waste (SERAW), for the purpose of Decommissioning of Units from 1 to 4 of Kozloduy NPP and construction of a National Disposal Facility (NDF).
• ENPRO Consult, under the Project Management Unit for Decommissioning of Units from 1 to 4 of Kozloduy NPP, has participated in the management and implementation of over sixty (60) projects during the years.
• Our foreign partners and companies with whom we have participated, in various forms and in various projects, over the years are: Belgatom, EWN, Iberdrola, British Nuclear Group, Electricité de France, Babcock International Group, Empresarios Agrupados, NUVIA, Westinghouse, etc.
• ENPRO Consult has been involved in PMU with our experts, who are some of the best in the field, for nearly 20 years.

ENPRO Consult participated under a Contract for the provision of consulting services from January 2003 to January 2013. The contracting authority under the contract is Kozloduy NPP.

ENPRO Consult participated under a Contract for the provision of consulting services from January 2013 to January 2022. The Client under the contract is the State Enterprise Radioactive Waste.

• The contract for the provision of consulting services is related to the overall process of decommissioning and dismantling, the safety of nuclear facilities and includes an assessment of safety, radiation protection and radiological impacts assessment on people and the environment.
• ENPRO CONSULT support the Client in the establishment and operation of the PMU, responsible for the implementation of the Decommissioning of Units from 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy NPP and the construction of a National Disposal Facility for low and intermediate level RAW.
• ENPRO CONSULT assists the Client in improving various processes, such as engineering support, deliveries, document review, etc., related to the implementation of the Contract, in order to ensure its execution.
• ENPRO CONSULT support the Client in the implementation of the Projects for D and construction of the NDF, financed by the KIDSF fund, which over the years have been the responsibility of KNPP and SERAW.
• The results of the projects managed in ENPRO CONSULT are prepared for the needs of the Client and are provided to different international, state and regulatory authorities – the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, the Ministry of Environment and Water, the Fire Protection Body, the Municipality of Kozloduy and other interested parties.