Risk Management in the Implementation of Procurement Procedures for the Nuclear Power Plants Construction

In this paper, the authors consider approaches to risk management in the nuclear industry and carry out a risk analysis in the implementation of procurement procedures for the nuclear power plants construction. The problem under study is relevant on the scale of the construction of typical large industrial facilities, goods, works and services for which they are supplied through the public procurement system. This study is significant both in the practical field of application of existing methods for assessing project risks, and in the theoretical field of studying various combinations of methods for qualitative and quantitative risk measurement. The risk analysis was carried out on the basis of data on equipment purchases made during the construction of the Leningrad NPP-2. The authors made a forecast of the delay from the date of delivery of equipment under the contract. To develop recommendations on the formation of a temporary reserve for the supply of equipment, three concluded contracts for the supply of equipment for the construction of power units of the Akkuyu NPP (Turkey) were selected. As a result of the study, recommendations were formulated for risk management of the NPP construction project implemented through the public procurement system.

NPP, public procurement system, risk assessment and management, Rosatom, risk analysis