| Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a conference call on the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant accident at the National Emergency Management Centre.Part 2 August 17, 2009 В.В.Путин провел селекторное совещание по вопросам ликвидации последствий аварии на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС в Национальном центре управления в кризисных ситуациях МЧС. 17 августа 2009 года Vladimir Putin: All right, thank you. Daniyar Safiullin, head of the Siberian Regional Centre of the Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief, has the floor. What dangers do you expect? How do you assess casualties? Is the local population or environment threatened? What have you done to mitigate the danger, if any? Daniyar Safiullin: This is Major General Safiullin, head of the Siberian Regional Centre. First, repair works have begun, as the chief engineer mentioned, and public information is being released to prevent panic. The situation has been normalised in this respect. Second, the chief engineer is correct in saying there is no threat of the plant collapsing. Third, there is no danger of flooding downstream settlements. Fourth, search and rescue operations have been organised in the four damaged areas, two of which, in the lower floors of the turbine room, require divers. We have 222 rescue workers and medical specialists on site. The Interior Ministry has arranged for plant security. We have 62 officers guarding the plant, and another 140 spread around in the nearest settlements. As ... |
