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5799-GPN-17149
Republic of Bulgaria
Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant Plc
Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund
General Procurement Notice – 2008 Annual Update
In November 1999, the Bulgarian Government and the European Commission signed an Understanding in which the Bulgarian Government undertook a firm commitment to close and decommission Units 1 - 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) at the earliest possible dates. The Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF) has been established and administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). One of the purposes of this Fund is to finance, or co-finance preparation and implementation of selected projects, which would require procurement of goods, works and services for modification of existing plant systems and construction of new decommissioning facilities in an environmentally safe and cost effective manner.
A Project Management Unit has been established and is in operation on the Kozloduy NPP site to manage the projects notified below.
This General Procurement Notice is an update to the General Procurement Notice published on 3rd August 2007, and draws attention to the following new upcoming procurement activities:
• Decontamination and Treatment Equipment for cleaning of Emergency Boron Tank
The purpose of this project is a Decontamination and Treatment Equipment to be delivered, with the capability to decontaminate and clean the covered Emergency Boron Tanks. This will ensure that:
- the loose contamination from the surfaces, floors and other components of the tanks is removed;
- recover the radioactive waste (RAW) produced;
- minimize dose uptake to employees in charge of future activities;
The expected timing of the implementation is seven calendar months.
• Independent Environmental Impact Assessment for Project for the Supply of a Facility for Treatment and Conditioning of Solid Radioactive Wastes with a High Volume Reduction Factor
This Project is to provide an Independent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the described facility.
Among the currently available technologies, the Plasma Melting Technology will achieve the volume reduction factor required and a Plasma Melting Facility will be installed at KNPP for processing the historic Solid Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Wastes currently stored and for the future wastes yet to be generated.
The assignment has to be carried out in compliance with the relevant environmental standards and regulations of Bulgaria and in compliance with the EBRD’ s Environmental and Public Information Policies. Under the EBRD Environmental Policy the project would be screened as A-level, requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment and public consultation as set out in the Bank’s Environmental Policy.
The expected timing of the contract implementation is twelve calendar months.
• Complex Vehicle Weighbridge for KNPP Units 1-4
This procurement notice is for the provision of a Complex Vehicle Weighbridge for KNPP to enable logging of material weight as it leaves the KNPP site to ensure that the road transport regulations are complied with. The Weighbridge should use loadcell technology. The contractor shall design, supply, install and commission the Weighbridge at the KNPP location itself. The contractor will also provide operator training.
The expected timing of the contract implementation is six calendar months.
• Supply of Laboratory Equipment for Radiochemistry Sector
This procurement notice is for the supply of equipment to be used in the Radiochemistry Laboratory for performing analytical work supporting the decommissioning of Units 1-4. The equipment includes gamma spectrometers, multi-channel analysers, scintillation detectors and accurate weigh scales.
The expected timing of the contract implementation is two months.
• Upgrading of the existing Free Release Measurement Facility as a Result of Regulatory Changes
The purpose of this project is to provide measures for upgrading the existing Free Release Measurement Facility at KNPP following regulatory changes. Initially a feasibility study will be carry out in order to determine whether it is possible to upgrade. If it is possible the necessary changes will be prepared in the form of a specification defining the software and hardware changes required.
The expected contract timing for the implementation of this project is five calendar months.
• Complete Radiological Inventory of Units 1-4 and optimisation of the conditioning and packaging regimes for the wastes associated with the dismantling process
This procurement notice is for the following three phases:
First phase:
Procurement of equipment for on-site measurement, sampling and chemical analyses for complete radiological inventory of Units 1-4 of KNPP. This includes the supply of equipment for low background dose measurement in the Units 1-4 such as specialist radiation mapping system to give a graphical display of the activity, thermo luminescent dose meters (TLDs), sensitive background radiation measuring devices and continuous aerosol monitoring devices.
The contract implementation of this phase is six calendar months.
Second phase:
The purpose of this project is the supply of containers for transport and storage in near surface storage facilities of materials and wastes resulting from the dismantling works.
The contract implementation of this phase is five calendar months.
Third phase:
A complete evaluation of the material backlog and radiological inventory of KNPP Units 1-4 will be carried out in this project in the form of Consultancy Service Contract. KNPP will carry out the collection of input data, necessary sampling and measurement.
The expected timing of the implementation of this phase is twenty-four calendar months.
• Size Reduction Areas in Turbine Hall – Design and Equipment Supply and Installation
Two areas will be organized under this project. They are intended for size reduction of equipment dismantled from the Turbine Hall. They will be equipped with manually and remote controlled machines for size reduction, suction ventilation equipment and laboratory for surface contamination monitoring.
The expected timing of contract implementation of this project is four calendar months.
• Dismantling and Decontamination Tools and Equipment
The procurement notice is for design, supply and installation of technologies, tools and devices for the dismantling and decontaminating process in Turbine Hall, Reactor Buildings and Auxiliary Buildings at KNPP Units 1-4. This will include equipment for fragmentation and decontamination workshops, for dismantling of civil structures other than buildings, e.g. foundations, concrete tanks, etc., as well as free release facilities to monitor waste.
The implementation of the contract phase for these deliverables is twelve calendar months.
• Construction of Heat Generation Plant
As part of the physical separation of infrastructure of Units 1-4, an independent source of steam and heat will be required. This source will be powered up only if both units 5 and 6 are shut down temporarily for maintenance purposes. However it will have to have enough capacity to supply heat for the district heating loop of Kozloduy town and the KNPP site. The Heat Generation Plant will use gas as a source of fuel.
The procurement notice is for design, supply and implementation of a heat generating plant.
An Environment Impact Assessment for the Heat Generation Plant is to be prepared within the contract implementation period by an independent consultant.
The expected timing of the contract implementation of the Construction of a Heat Generation Plant is twenty-seven calendar months.
• Decay Storage Site for Transitional Radioactive Waste
This project is for the design, construction, testing and commissioning of a site for temporary storage of transitional radioactive waste. These waste will have been processed through a free release measurement system and determined to be unsuitable for immediate free release and will therefore be stored for decay and subsequent re-monitoring.
An Independent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required for the implementation of this project, by an independent consultant.The expecting timing of the contract implementation of this project is nineteen calendar months.
• Information Centre for Decommissioning
The existing information centre at Kozloduy NPP, Kozloduy Cultural Community Centre and KNPP Sofia Office are to be developed to include Information Centres for Decommissioning. The project will identify new media forms, models and equipment required and manage the procurement of these. The topics to be covered and the media to be used will be agreed with.
The expected timing of the contract implementation of this project is nine calendar months.
• Site for Conventional Waste from Decommissioning
During the dismantling of the Turbine Hall, Auxiliary Buildings and uncontaminated parts of the Reactor Building a significant quantity of solid waste will be generated. It is expected that a large quantity of these wastes will be released from regulatory control.
This project is for the design, construction, testing and commissioning of a site for the storage of conventional waste from decommissioning of KNPP Units 1 – 4, its location is to be determined by KNPP.
The expected timing of the contract implementation of this project is thirteen calendar months.
• Upgrade the decommissioning Management System
The Decommissioning Management System (DeMans) is a proven database for recording the inventory of all the plant, equipment, buildings at the KNPP site. This project is to upgrade the computer hardware used to access the system.
The expected timing of the contract implementation of this project is five calendar months.
• Inventory, Treatment and Conditioning of Contaminated Soil
This project is to carry out a survey of the KNPP decommissioning site and provide an inventory of contaminated ground. Following this suitable equipment to allow remediation will be procured
This project is to:
- identify the nature and extent of ground contamination on the KNPP site;
- determine the risks from such contamination;
- develop remediation strategy;
- supply necessary equipment and/or services to carry out remediation;
The expected timing of the contract implementation of this project is twenty-four calendar months.
• Core Sampling Analyses
This project is for the provision of services of a specialist contractor to carry out core sampling and analysis of concrete structures, e.g. the reactor pond walls and other structures which com into contact with contaminated water to determine the depth of any contamination to allow the decommissioning of the structures to be accurately planned.
The expected timing of the contract implementation of this project is ten calendar months.
• Asbestos Removal Equipment
This project is for the design, construction, testing and commissioning of equipment and materials for KNPP personnel to safely remove and store asbestos material from the Turbine Hall, Reactor Building and other buildings on KNPP site during decommissioning. This will also include the training of KNPP personnel in the required techniques and procedures to undertake the asbestos abatement.
The expected timing of the contract implementation of this project is eight calendar months.
• Equipment for Demolishing Structures inside the Turbine Hall, Ancillary Building and Reactor Building
This project is for the supply of equipment to be used for internal cutting, demolition and processing of reinforced concrete structures within Turbine Hall, Reactor Building and Auxiliary Buildings at KNPP 1-4 and other possible redundant structures during decommissioning.
The objective is procurement of design, construction, testing and commissioning of the internal demolition, cutting and processing equipment.
The expected timing of the contract implementation of this project is twenty-four calendar months.
• Training and Development in Decommissioning
This project is for the training and development of KNPP personnel in the areas of decommissioning. Training will be by a number of different methods – training courses at KNPP, external training courses and “on-The-job” training at other reactor sites.
The expected timing of the contract implementation of this project is twelve calendar months.
• Waste Backlog Treatment
This project covers the regulatory, design and technological preconditions for resolving the problem with the solid and liquid RAW accumulated in temporary storage facilities. The concept for WBT describes and substantiates safe alternatives of performing the main activities related to the accumulated RAW treatment.
Contractors interested in these projects should contact in writing:
Mr. Daryll Jones
KPMU Commercial Manager
Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
Kozloduy
Bulgaria
Fax. + 359 973 7 4508
E-mail: kpmu@npp.bg
With a copy to:
Mr. Bogdan Dimitrov
Head of Commercial Division
Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
Kozloduy
Bulgaria
Fax. + 359 973 7 6008
e-mail: BIDimitrov@npp.bg
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