Igor Osipyants, Head of Technical Crisis Center of Nuclear Safety Institute

– NPP is essential for the economy and social life of Tver region

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.

For many years our institute has studied the influence of radiation on the environment and human health. Unaware people often say that NPPs can harm human health but, in fact, they do not. In the past years our NPPs have been substantially modernized and are presently very safe and harmless.

NPP is essential for the economy and social life of Tver region. Udomlia already has necessary infrastructure and experienced personnel.