KIEV, April 14 - The Chernobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) is completing its shutdown activities and officially proceeding into the decommissioning stage, the ChNPP said in a statement.

"The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine issued a separate permission giving a right to implement activities in accordance with the Programme of FS&P Stage. It means that the Chernobyl NPP completes the shutdown activity and officially proceeds to the decommissioning stage," the statement says.