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Article

5 Oct 2009

Author:
Sergei Smirnov/Infox.ru

RusHydro will lower risks at hydro-electric stations [Russia]

[Original article in Russian; title translation, and following summary of the article's key points, provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre] The management of RusHydro will introduce changes to the construction of hydro-aggregates in all operational hydro-electric stations belonging to the company. Experts found that there were safety violations at all the stations: many stations still work in accordance with outdated standards; and although new stations are supposedly being built in accordance with Western standards, in reality they are built in a low-quality manner. RusHydro is working in line with the findings of the Rostechnadzor [Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision] commission investigation into the Sayano-Shushenskaya station tragedy [in Siberia]... RusHydro will now introduce new protection systems and automatic systems of technological control...[The investigation found that] all automatic systems were located in the flood zone. There were no evacuation routes to escape the flood zone, and people did not have personal safety equipment...There was no training for emergency situations such as a flood...