01.07.2016
The Rostov NPP Information and Public Relations Administration
The Rostov NPP: the public hearings on the preliminary report regarding the way the 4th power block may affect the environment were held in Volgodonsk
On June 30, 2016, the public hearings on the preliminary report regarding the way the Rostov NPP’s 4th power block may affect the environment were held in Volgodonsk.
Over 680 people, including the designers and the Rostov NPP operating specialists, the representatives of the Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC, the governmental and independent environment protection organizations, the Rostov region government, the district authorities, and non-governmental organization, as well as the dwellers of Volgodonsk who have the Rostov NPP based next to their area took part in the discussion. More than 30 people have delivered their speeches on the subject.
The Rostov NPP director, Andrey Salnikov, has noted: “The project all of the four power blocks are based on is among the most reliable ones. Speaking of the fourth power block, it will take advantage of even more advanced radiation safety equipment. Technical progress is a natural progress, and we do our best to keep up with it. I’m especially happy to say that we use equipment made in Russia, so that’s one of the areas where the import substitution program delivers results. Our colleagues from all over the world who are interested in the nuclear power blocks designed in Russia show their interest in VVER-blocks installed at the Rostov NPP. And that’s understandable: VVER is a very competitive one. As of now, Rosatom has won several contracts on constructing nuclear power stations abroad. The experts from Iran learn how to operate blocks under high temperatures, while the Bulgarians have requested us to share our experience and new practices in ventilation systems. The upcoming nuclear power experts from Belarus, Vietnam, and Bangladesh undertake internships at the Rostov NPP. It’s really great to see how much the foreigners are interested in our power blocks and the experience on nuclear power operation the Rostov specialists have accumulated”.
According to the Rostov NPP radiation safety department responsible for radiation monitoring of the environment, the station is based in, during the period of 2001-2016 the radionuclides ratio in the surface air was lower than the minimum detectable activity. The Rostov NPP wasn’t detected to affect the radionuclides’ specific activity in the surface air, the atmospheric precipitations, and the field vegetation within the area the NPP is located in.
Those data were also confirmed by an independent expert – Elena Buraeva, the head of the radioecological investigation laboratory at the Physics Institute, PhD in Chemistry, the associate professor of the Applied physics department at the Southern Federal University: “As a result of a radioecological monitoring within a 30-km zone around the Rostov NPP, during the period of 2003-2015, the radiation period has not exceeded the gamma-ray background registered in this area before the nuclear power station was launched. The amount of natural radionuclides in the soil within the Rostov NPP monitoring area is also typical for this region. We have been keeping an eye on the environment at multiple points in the nuclear power plant location zone for 13 years, and I can say for sure that throughout the whole period of the Rostov NPP operation there have been no increases in the radiation background stipulated by the nuclear power station”.
Launching the Rostov NPP’s 4th power block and increasing the atomic power generation in the south of Russia are essential due to the shortage of power, which is growing tremendously. The Russian southern regions, including the Crimea, develop dramatically, and the nuclear power industry is the only one that can meet the growing need for power resources. Those points were reconfirmed by Mikhail Tikhonov, the Rostov region Minister for Industry and Energy: “The value of the Rostov NPP for our regional economy and the whole south of Russia is hard to overestimate. The industrial growth calls for respective increases in the power capabilities. The new 4th power block of the Rostov NPP is the only one that can cater for this capabilities. The power industry, especially the nuclear one, is the cornerstone of our economy. The fact that the Rostov NPP supplies electric power to the Crimea is a strategic one for our country”.
The experts from Hungary have taken part in the public hearings, too. The Paksh NPP environment engineer Laslo Manga has noted that, since the 1980’s when the Paksh NPP’s four VVER-440 power blocks were launched, Russia has been the main partner for the Hungarian nuclear program. “At the moment, the Paksh NPP produces over 40% of the whole electric power supply in the country. However, Hungary still purchases around 30% of it abroad. To cover this shortage, we have gained the support of the population (according to research, 75% of the population in the country vote for the nuclear power industry advancement) and are going to construct two other power blocks with the Russian VVER-type reactors. The Russian NPP projects are among the world’s best ones in many regards, especially in terms of fostering security. The power blocks are extremely reliable and comply with the international standards, while the VVER-type reactors’ safety systems speak up to even the strictest international requirements. Speaking of the Rostov NPP operating VVER-1000 reactors, the fact that it is highly efficient, reliable, and secure is acknowledged in the global nuclear power community”, Laslo Manga noted.
The Rostov NPP designers and operating specialists along with the Rosenergoatom representatives have addressed all the questions and concerns raised by the participants of the public hearings. The preliminary reports will be available for review for another month, until August 1st.
The Rostov NPP is an affiliate company for Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. The plant is based at the Tsymlianskoe reservoir shore 13.5 km away from Volgodonsk. The NPP operates VVER-1000 reactors with the installed capacity of 1000 megawatts. The power block No.1 commenced commercial operations in 2001, with the second and the third power blocks to follow in 2010 and on September 17, 2015, respectively. The power block No. 4 is currently under construction.
The up-to-date information on the nuclear environment close to the Russian NOOs and other nuclear objects is available at www.russianatom.ru
The Rostov NPP Information and Public Relations Administration.
Over 680 people, including the designers and the Rostov NPP operating specialists, the representatives of the Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC, the governmental and independent environment protection organizations, the Rostov region government, the district authorities, and non-governmental organization, as well as the dwellers of Volgodonsk who have the Rostov NPP based next to their area took part in the discussion. More than 30 people have delivered their speeches on the subject.
The Rostov NPP director, Andrey Salnikov, has noted: “The project all of the four power blocks are based on is among the most reliable ones. Speaking of the fourth power block, it will take advantage of even more advanced radiation safety equipment. Technical progress is a natural progress, and we do our best to keep up with it. I’m especially happy to say that we use equipment made in Russia, so that’s one of the areas where the import substitution program delivers results. Our colleagues from all over the world who are interested in the nuclear power blocks designed in Russia show their interest in VVER-blocks installed at the Rostov NPP. And that’s understandable: VVER is a very competitive one. As of now, Rosatom has won several contracts on constructing nuclear power stations abroad. The experts from Iran learn how to operate blocks under high temperatures, while the Bulgarians have requested us to share our experience and new practices in ventilation systems. The upcoming nuclear power experts from Belarus, Vietnam, and Bangladesh undertake internships at the Rostov NPP. It’s really great to see how much the foreigners are interested in our power blocks and the experience on nuclear power operation the Rostov specialists have accumulated”.
According to the Rostov NPP radiation safety department responsible for radiation monitoring of the environment, the station is based in, during the period of 2001-2016 the radionuclides ratio in the surface air was lower than the minimum detectable activity. The Rostov NPP wasn’t detected to affect the radionuclides’ specific activity in the surface air, the atmospheric precipitations, and the field vegetation within the area the NPP is located in.
Those data were also confirmed by an independent expert – Elena Buraeva, the head of the radioecological investigation laboratory at the Physics Institute, PhD in Chemistry, the associate professor of the Applied physics department at the Southern Federal University: “As a result of a radioecological monitoring within a 30-km zone around the Rostov NPP, during the period of 2003-2015, the radiation period has not exceeded the gamma-ray background registered in this area before the nuclear power station was launched. The amount of natural radionuclides in the soil within the Rostov NPP monitoring area is also typical for this region. We have been keeping an eye on the environment at multiple points in the nuclear power plant location zone for 13 years, and I can say for sure that throughout the whole period of the Rostov NPP operation there have been no increases in the radiation background stipulated by the nuclear power station”.
Launching the Rostov NPP’s 4th power block and increasing the atomic power generation in the south of Russia are essential due to the shortage of power, which is growing tremendously. The Russian southern regions, including the Crimea, develop dramatically, and the nuclear power industry is the only one that can meet the growing need for power resources. Those points were reconfirmed by Mikhail Tikhonov, the Rostov region Minister for Industry and Energy: “The value of the Rostov NPP for our regional economy and the whole south of Russia is hard to overestimate. The industrial growth calls for respective increases in the power capabilities. The new 4th power block of the Rostov NPP is the only one that can cater for this capabilities. The power industry, especially the nuclear one, is the cornerstone of our economy. The fact that the Rostov NPP supplies electric power to the Crimea is a strategic one for our country”.
The experts from Hungary have taken part in the public hearings, too. The Paksh NPP environment engineer Laslo Manga has noted that, since the 1980’s when the Paksh NPP’s four VVER-440 power blocks were launched, Russia has been the main partner for the Hungarian nuclear program. “At the moment, the Paksh NPP produces over 40% of the whole electric power supply in the country. However, Hungary still purchases around 30% of it abroad. To cover this shortage, we have gained the support of the population (according to research, 75% of the population in the country vote for the nuclear power industry advancement) and are going to construct two other power blocks with the Russian VVER-type reactors. The Russian NPP projects are among the world’s best ones in many regards, especially in terms of fostering security. The power blocks are extremely reliable and comply with the international standards, while the VVER-type reactors’ safety systems speak up to even the strictest international requirements. Speaking of the Rostov NPP operating VVER-1000 reactors, the fact that it is highly efficient, reliable, and secure is acknowledged in the global nuclear power community”, Laslo Manga noted.
The Rostov NPP designers and operating specialists along with the Rosenergoatom representatives have addressed all the questions and concerns raised by the participants of the public hearings. The preliminary reports will be available for review for another month, until August 1st.
The Rostov NPP is an affiliate company for Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. The plant is based at the Tsymlianskoe reservoir shore 13.5 km away from Volgodonsk. The NPP operates VVER-1000 reactors with the installed capacity of 1000 megawatts. The power block No.1 commenced commercial operations in 2001, with the second and the third power blocks to follow in 2010 and on September 17, 2015, respectively. The power block No. 4 is currently under construction.
The up-to-date information on the nuclear environment close to the Russian NOOs and other nuclear objects is available at www.russianatom.ru
The Rostov NPP Information and Public Relations Administration.
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