Stage I – Dead-line: 15.12.2007

• Determination of the technical level of performance of the equipments to ensure their compatibility with requirements for utilization.
• Determination of the design requirements for adapting of the hot cells in order to install the equipments.

Stage II – Dead-line: 10.12.2008

• Purchasing of equipments: milling machine for preparation of radioactive samples for mechanical testing, optical microscope for radioactive materials.
• Elaboration of the technical designs for adapting of the hot cells in order to install the purchased equipments.

Stage III – Dead-line: 14.09.2009

• Purchasing of the scanning electron microscope.
• Adapting of the hot cells and installing of the purchased equipments.
• Elaboration of the working procedures and implementation of the investment to evaluate the performance of the irradiated nuclear fuel and materials.