OREANDA-NEWS. The organizers of the conference are the Standing Committee for Control over Construction and Operation of Volgodonsk NPP of the Legislative Assembly of Rostov region, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Natural Resources of Rostov region, Administration of Volgodonsk, Department of Geodesy and Cartography of Southern District, Volgodonsk Institute of South-Russian State Engineering University, Volgodonsk NPP, reported the press-centre of  Volgodonsk NPP.


Attending the conference were nuclear power engineers, scientists, professors and students from Volgodonsk, Moscow, Rostov, Ivanov, Taganrog, representatives of NGOs and ecological organizations. Over 50 reports were made during the conference. The key topics were “Monitoring of the Technical State of the Technological Equipment of the 1st Unit of Volgodonsk NPP,” “Enhancement of the Operational Safety of the Technological Equipment of the 1st Unit of Volgodonsk NPP,” “The Quality of the Construction of the 2nd unit of Volgodonsk NPP,” “The Ecological Aspects of the Operation of Volgodonsk NPP”.


An exhibition of geodesic equipment and a roundtable on enhancement of the quality of personnel training at Volgodonsk NPP took place in the framework of the conference.
One of the results of the conference will be the organization of a target system of personnel training for the plant.

Volgodonsk Institute of South-Russian State Engineering University trains specialists for the energy sector, including nuclear power engineers. In 2006 58 graduates of the institute were employed by Volgodonsk NPP. The professors and students of the institute are engaged in scientific research of a wide range of problems related to the safety of the 1st unit and the quality of the construction of the 2nd unit of Volgodonsk NPP.