Sergey Aristov, Head of Economy Department of Administration of Tver region

– Construction of the second NPP will give a new stimulus to the development of the 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.

Tver Nuclear Power Plant is an obvious benefit for Tver region. Recently, the head of the administration of Olenin district presented the project to build a water storage power plant on Tutovka River. He said that the project would help him to turn Olenin into Udomlia. People understand that communities having big industrial facilities live better. The average salary at Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant is higher than the average salary in Tver. The living standard is also higher. The construction of the second NPP will give a new stimulus to the development of the region.