Amendments to the Article 3.4.4 of NP-024-2000

In pursuance of the Order of the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service of Russia № 363 dated of September 11, 2017, amendments were introduced into the provisions of the Article 3.4.4 of the Federal Safety Regulations in the field of atomic energy use “Requirements for Substantiation of the Possibility of Extension of the Operational Life of Nuclear Facilities and Installations” (NP-024-2000), approved by the Ordinance of the Federal Inspectorate of Russia for Nuclear and Radiation Safety No. 16 dated of December 28, 2000, in the part of necessity to agree with the Gosatomnadzor of Russia, in accordance with the established procedure, the methods for evaluation of the residual lifetime of nuclear facilities components, important to safety. This requirement is to be considered as cancelled.