Author: Dmitry Kiselev
Environmental disaster in the North of Krasnoyarsk region has literally eclipsed all other news. May 29 from the tank CHP-3 to Norilsk resulted more than 20 thousand tons of diesel fuel. Huge amounts of diesel fuel, poisoned rivers,including the Pyasina river, which flows into the Kara sea. In Krasnoyarsk region introduced a state of emergency at the Federal level. The ill-fated CHP belongs to the Norilsk-Taimyr energy company — daughter “Norilsk Nickel”.
At the meeting on 3 June it turned out about a major catastrophe Krasnoyarsk Governor Alexander USS has learnt only after two days, and from social networks.
“Only after the appearance of disturbing information in social networks and persistent issues relevant officials have been clarified the real picture of what happened. The experience of burning such fuel in the territory of Krasnoyarsk region we have, therefore, to predict that it will be successful and within 14 days, I, unfortunately, can’t. The report,” said USS.
“What report is that? And finished. What to do? You’re the Governor. A second. And who is the owner of the tank, where the fuel poured out? – outraged Vladimir Putin. – What happened and why the authorities learned about it only two days? Are we going to learn about emergencies from social networks or what? You have everything in good health?”
In the end the matter with the Prosecutor General’s office. On 5 June, the Day of the ecologist, the scene of the spill diesel on the relationship with the President came the head of “Norilsk Nickel” Vladimir Potanin and announced that his company will assume all expenses and return the ecological system to a normal state. Putin found it correct.
“I think it’s worth billions of dollars, it is a lot of money. I speak not as a businessman but as a person that survivedAET: how much you will need, the more you will spend. This, of course, there will be billions — said Potanin. — About the penalties I can’t judge. How many will count, and as count. The cost I think is $ 10 billion or more.”
Heard the figure of 10 billion, Putin asked how much it was worth protexa capacity, and then proposed to compare the numbers and then, what would be the cost if the time the capacity is changed.
“we had a period when tasks development, creating new industrial centres, was necessary. But I solved these problems with virtually any price. The result is then admitted mistakes today in literally poisoning the lives of people and nature. Unfortunately, today we see manifestations of such frankly the consumer approach. This is still found, and are often, unfortunately. Many live by the principle “after us — the deluge”. This is unfortunate. Such logic will lead to an impasse and extremely dangerous”, — said the head of state.
How to save the Siberian nature?
Author: Alexey Konopko
For them, this is the seventh day of work. Its first results — half a kilometer booms — special barriers that do not allow the oil to flow freely through the rivers, two hundred tons of harvested and plowed diesel trucks the shore. This is something that had to do with the pristine Arctic.
“We — marine rescuers are overloaded oil. But oil is a different faction. With diesel fuel we encounter infrequently. The film is very thin, and the usual system we use for collecting oil and even oils, they are ineffective here”, — said Andrey břevnov, mechanical engineer of the Northern branch of Marsaskala.
Only from a great height you can see the true scale of the accident. Oil stain instead of water for tens and tens of kilometers of two local rivers. The coast here seem to be clean but it’s certainly not.
This disaster has captured its first witnesses. Not the rescuers — the usual fishermen. These frames, which at the Federal level will learn only on June 1, local residents filmed last Friday. At the same time, officials reported extinguishing a fire in Norilsk CHP car. And next — fifty meters from the fire — from the store in a matter of minutes turned 21 thousand tons of diesel fuel.
the streams — and they are in abundance in the spring — fuel instantly turned to rivers. Within a day the giant gets a spill on satellite images. The situation attracts the attention of Moscow.
a few hours after the scale of the disaster received a Federal status, reinforced units of the Ministry are sent to the spill site.
Novosibirsk. Half past five in the morning. Hundreds of soldiers and six trucks with equipment equipment loaded into Il-76.
to understand why Norilsk troubles Federal level, just look at the map. A few kilometers from CHPP — lake Pyasino. It’s the spawning grounds of rare and even endangered fish, for example, the Siberian sturgeon. Even further — the Kara sea. Fragile polar nature.
“we Have about 300 species and 10% of this flora hydro – and hygrophytes. It is aquatic plants. And they will suffer in the first place. They depend on water. Food supply for animals, a shelter for them. The whole chain of nature will be disrupted,” said Zoe Yanchenko, Director of the Institute of agriculture and environment of the Arctic.
CHP-3 was built 35 years ago. She held regular inspections. According to the management, successful. But further information is ambiguous. According to Rostekhnadzor, the emergency tank is already four years is listed on the repair. And on the procurement website can be found here the contract of December 2019 on the repair of structures of the same CHP.
breakthrough — at the junction of steel and concrete. The parapet had to protect against leaks. But the pressure in onso high, that the oil literally beat a fountain over the edge.
In the permafrost build in a special way. What cannot be put directly into the rock, put in pile. They due to climate warming and sank. And the tank is left without a bottom.
the Version of sudden drawdown by the end of the week confirmed by the Prosecutor’s office. What clarity do not become, so it is with the chain of transmission of information about the incident, which is where something broke. If the wave of diesel surged 29 may, that is why in Moscow learned about it only on June 3? In the control room of CHP, we first show magazine reporting on emergency situations.
By the end of the week to clean energy has arrived, 500 people. Barriers and pumps spot stopped. Diesel-soaked soil are taken into the hangar. But what’s next? To burn, as proposed at first, it is impossible — the damage to nature is too great.
“Because the terrain is difficult, waterlogged, it is assumed here to deliver a sealed container to place the bed of the river to collect oil for further removal and disposal. Since the container is sealed, it is expected to collect and store here until when will be equipped with winter roads, and take out when it would allow the technique. Come in and quietly take out to the place of utilization,” said Eugene Zimichev, Minister for civil defence, emergencies and elimination of consequences of natural disasters.
In Norilsk this year warmed up very early, and is a hearty winter road around the impassable tundra. So on earth it can only be reached on an easy track vehicles. Heavy equipment, which are used to marine rescuers, not here for the same reason. Oil stain collect mobile pumps.
“Now pump for collecting oil-containing liquid. Take the liquid, the pump pumped into a dedicated tank. The working capacity of ten cubic meters of its capacity. Some devices delivers here. Accordingly, the capacity is open to creatingat the vessel, not to cause pressure,” said Yevgeny Saburov, Deputy head of Department for control over emergency work oil and gas company.
On — field storage, where the fuel and to lie to the winter that comes here in the fall.
Text: “News of the week”
