Establishd on February 18, 2004 through reorganization of 'Ukryttia' ('Shelter') International R&D Center, which, in turn, had been set up on April 4, 1992.

Its main research areas are:

- safety and efficiency of NPPs operation;

- technologies for disposal of radioactive waste;

- development and implementation of NPP decommissioning technologies;

- studies of Ukryttia facility and scientific backup to works towards its transformation into an environmentally safe system;

- investigating and forecasting the properties of substances and state of materials containing nuclear fuel;

- dealing with technological, medico-biological and radiological challenges related to transforming 'Ukryttia' facility into an environmentally safe system;

- designing facilities and equipment for radioactive waste management, including storages for radioactive waste disposal;

- transportation of nuclear materials and radioactive substances.

Principal achievements and developments:

- For the first time ever, the modifications of residual nuclear fuel remaining in 'Ukryttia' facility have been determined and a comprehensive study of lava-like fuel-containing materials has been carried out.

- A scenario has been developed to describe the accident behaviour of Unit 4 of the Chornobyl NPP in 1986.

- Signal control system that monitors the state of built-up fuel-containing materials within 'Ukryttia' facility has been developed, produced and put into routine operation at Chornobyl NPP.

- A mobile device for treratment of liquid radioactive waste has been developed and commissioned at Chornobyl NPP.

- Work under Stabilization measures international project has been completed at Ukryttia facility.

- Analog and digital reactimeters have been developed and put into operation; application software for calculating reactor capacity, period and reactivity has been developed and implemented.

- A software&hardware complex to provide continuous control of steam-generator leaks at Khmelnytska NPP has been developed.

- A draft proposal on checking the state of NPP core electrical equipment has been prepared; it is based on infrared diagnostics approach.

Device for measuring of gamma-radiation characteristics


Submicron and Micron aerosols' Analyzer "AS"


Stabilization process of the "Ukryttia" Object. Installation works at the head blocks of strengthening metal constructions