— Today I can say that I envy the Buy citizens for they can provide their children a decent road to life.

On October 20th a session of the Community Council for the issues of nuclear power utilization in the Kostroma Region has been held in the Kostroma Region. The major issue on the agenda was the Central NPP construction in Buyskiy District. It gathered the deputies of all levels, the leaders of public opinion, public organizations and Mass Media in the Kostroma Region, the delegates from the regional and Vologda construction businesses, and Rosatom SK, Energoatom Concern, JSC, Atomenergoproject Research and Design Institute, the Institute for Safe Development of Nuclear Power Industry of the Russian Academy of Science.

Valentin Orlov, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kostroma Region:

I have recently visited Smolenskaya NPP. The conditions are perfect; firstly, security is maintained, which is really feasible now, wind diagram is applied, and due consideration is given to the distance between NPP and the village. People do not suffer from any acute social issues, because the quality of supplies is the highest; there is a developed infrastructure. Generally speaking, all plant communities are of the same image and likeness. According to my personal knowledge, I can assert that such facilities have the most serious and highly qualified staff. Today I can say that I envy the Buy citizens for they can provide their children a decent road to life.

I guess, during the public hearings any opinions must be properly considered and a resolution made on NPP construction.

HISTORICAL REFERENCE:

Construction of the Central NPP is suggested at Buyskiy District of the Kostroma Region, 10 km to the northwest of Buy City, on the right bank of Kostroma River.

At the Central NPP construction provisions are made for designing of the power-generating units #1 and #2 with the total capacity of at least 2,340 MWt. The rated capacity per 1 power-generating unit shall be at least 1,170 mWt (e); the service life of a power-generating unit shall make 60 years; power efficiency factor (net) is at least 34.7%; mean average operating ratio at the rated capacity – 0.92; predicted capacity factor for a power-generating unit – 0.90); auxiliary power consumption – under 7.0% of the total output; specific number of industrial and manufacturing employees providing maintenance services -0.43 pers./MWt.