27.04.2009
After the signing ceremony, Emergency Minister of Ukraine Vladimir Shandra presented the Head of Representation of Atomstroyexport CJSC Vitaly Dragunov with a badge of honour of the Emergency Ministry of Ukraine. The Russian citizen is awarded the badge for “high professionalism and outstanding personal contribution to the stabilization of the Shelter facility of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.” The minister also granted certificates to employees of contractor organizations. As the leader of Stabilization consortium, Atomstroyexport, jointly with the Ukrainian organizations, has implemented two contracts at the Shelter facility. Late in 2006 it completed a contract for stabilization of the facility and in August 2008 a contract for enhancement of safety of the Shelter facility including light repair of its roof. Both contracts were made in the framework of the Shelter Implementation Plan, financed by Chernobyl Shelter Fund. EBRD is the Fund administrator. The heads of the Project Management Group and foreign observes have many times pointed out the high professionalism, with which Atomstroyexport performed works at the site. But the key achievement of the company is that even the most dangerous operations have been carried out with no risk for the health of the personnel. Safety of personnel was given top priority throughout the project and a whole complex of specially developed measures and rules strictly followed at the facility ensured that.
