Dmitry Selkin, executive director of Energocomplex OJSC

– Construction of such big facility as NPP will give the region huge investments

Public hearings on the preliminary environmental impact assessment of the project to build and operate the 1st and 2nd units of Tver Nuclear Power Plant will take place in Udomlia, today, July 8 2009. Tver NPP will have two units with a total capacity of 2,340MW. Its prototype is Novovoronezh NPP-2. The position of Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation is to build nuclear power plants only after receiving the approval of the public. The hearings are the result of two-month work to collect public views and recommendations. Within a month after the hearings each citizen will be able to familiarize himself with the environmental impact assessment materials and to submit his proposals and remarks.

According to the forecast of the social-economic development of Tver region in 2009–2011, the crisis-induced industrial decline in the region will stop in 2010. In 2011 the region will experience economic revival. This means that the energy demand will grow. Besides, as you may know, Tver region is the energy donor of the whole Central Federal District.

The construction of such a big facilities as nuclear power plant will give the region huge investments. With the money spent on the Kalinin NPP-4 project inclusive, in 2010 the investments in the region will grow by 145.3% to 47.6bln RUR and in 2011 to 18bln RUR. When launched the plant will be the biggest tax payer of the region.

I would like to especially point out the social significance of this project: now that unemployment is looming large all over the country, it will give the region several thousands jobs and will certainly help to preserve its social stability.