Oleg Skobelkin, a deputy of the Kostroma Regional Duma

— Construction will be carried out at Chistie Bory village, many new facilities are under development. Therefore in the context of economy if will be a benefit for development of Buy District, Buy city, Susanino village and Kostroma. It will attract new experts, new jobs and advanced technologies of the 21st century

The public hearings on draft statement of work for environmental impact assessment regarding power-generating units #1 and 2 of the Central NPP were held on October, 30 in Chistye Bory, Buy District, the Kostroma Region. About 40 people out of 500 of those who came to participate in the hearings, presented their reports and suggestions. The delegates from Rosatom SK, Energoatom Concern, OJSC and Etomenergoproject, JSC answered all questions of the participants. The outcome of the hearings was the nuclear power plant project support expressed by the citizens of Buy District.

Oleg Skobelkin, a deputy of the Kostroma Regional Duma:

In due time I was recommended in Buy city, therefore we also spoke a lot about NPP construction. People support the project, of course, for they understand that it will mean new jobs and money to the budget, it is a lot of money for the region. Speaking about economy, the investments are raised, thus the new production facilities will be created (such as concrete-mixing plants), and a great number of Kostroma inhabitants and people of the region will be engaged in construction. Construction will be carried out at Chistie Bory village, many new facilities are under development. Therefore in the context of economy if will be a benefit for development of Buy District, Buy city, Susanino village and Kostroma. It will attract new experts, new jobs and advanced technologies of the 21st century.

Here the environmental issue arises, as we would like to see how safe this facility is.

The difference between the projects of the 80s and 2000-s is rather significant. Today we have witnesses the accident at Sayan-Shushensk Hydroelectric Power Plant and therefore it is so important to listen to all opinions in terms of ecology, it is essential not to leave any questions unanswered. I can’t say we are against it, but the threat is there, we do not mean the problem of everyday pollution, for it has been resolved by now. When I was in Smolensk and Voronezh I didn’t hear any apprehensions in everyday discourse of the people, they do not talk about it, for them it is the last-mentioned problem. On the other hand, we all know that Buy is gasified. Although gas is potentially dangerous, people enjoy using it.

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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.

The developer’s functions are executed by Energoatom Concern, OJSC with 100% of its shares owned by Atomenergoprom, JSC. The Concern includes all 10 nuclear power plants in Russia, granted the status of the Concern branches, and NPP supporting companies. All 10 Russian nuclear power plants operate 31 power-generating units with 23,242 MW of rated capacity, including: 15 pressurized-water reactors — 9 of WWER-1000, and 6 –WWER-440; 15 pressure-tube boiling-water reactors – 11 of RBMK-1000, and 4 of EGP-6; and 1 fast neutron reactor. The power generated by the nuclear plants in Russia makes 16% of the total output.