Yuri Semchenkov, director of Institute of Nuclear Reactors, Kurchatov Institute

– In the last years the safety of our reactors has been raised by thousands of times

The scenario of the past emergency training at Leningrad NPP is impossible in real life. With their present technologies NPPs are strongly guaranteed against accidents. 

As you may know, on Sept 19–21 Leningrad NPP hosted a complex emergency training. During the training Rosenergoatom checked up the preparedness of the plant’s personnel and equipment and its ability to effectively interact with the REA Emergency Response Group and Crisis Center.

Representatives of nine states – Armenia, Germany, Korea, Norway, the United States, Ukraine, Finland, France and Sweden – came to observe the event. All of them confirmed the high safety of the Russian NPPs.

“Lots of people still remember Chernobyl. But that accident happened 20 years ago. Since then the safety of our reactors has been raised by thousands of times. Today, our NPPs comply with all IAEA safety requirements and are insured against accidents. The purpose of the past training was just to show the best we can. That’s why the trainees were faced with such a complicated situation.”