The Balachovo (Volga Region, Russin) and Biblis Nuclear Power Stations
for the past eight years have collaborated in a joint project serving
to advise, support and help towards self-help within the general fram
ework of upgrading the safety of nuclear power plants in the East, in
this case primarily to support the Balachovo Nuclear Power Station. Th
e cooperation of the Balachovo and Biblis ''partner plants,'' and the
results achieved, meanwhile have Sound international recognition. The
approaches found in cooperation, and the results achieved have pilot c
haracter for nuclear technology in the East. This report will focus on
the results elaborated so far. It will be shown that the internationa
l cooperation practiced iri the support programs of Wano and Tacis of
the European Union supplements, step by step, the backfitting program
on the Russian side seeking to adapt to international standards the sa
fety culture and the engineered safeguards of the Russian partner plan
t.