Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin instructed to prepare a draft law that would prevent oil spills. Amendments to environmental legislation will develop on behalf of the head of state.
“the President instructed the government together with the Parliament in the shortest possible time to complete the work on changes in environmental legislation,” — said Mishustin at the working meeting with Deputy Prime Ministers.
the Amendments should ensure environmental safety and avoid recurrence of the incident in Norilsk. The law can be adopted in the summer.
Work is scheduled quickly for amendments to the state Duma before the end of the current parliamentary session, said Mishustin.
He also reported on the breakdown in Norilsk, with the participation of EMERCOM Maritime rescue service and specialists of the company “Gazprom Neft”. The location of the accident localized, imported technical means and equipment for collecting fuel leaks, there are areas for the temporary storage of contaminated soil.
Meanwhile, Rostekhnadzor and Rosprirodnadzor will analyze the activities of companies in which there is a risk of damage to the nature.
the MOE has strengthened the group of rescuers that in Norilsk engaged in the liquidation of the accident with the oil spill. In place of the emergency experts arrived from the Arctic group.
the accident at the storage of diesel fuel CHP-3 of “Norilsk-Taimyr energy company” took place on 29 may. From the tank spilled about 21 thousand cubic meters of fuel.
Already collected and exported about 50 thousand tons of contaminated soil. Also collected 949 cubic meters of a mixture of diesel fuel with water. 22.6 thousand sq m areas treated with the sorbent.
So, with the surface of the river Barn, anywhere petroleum products, today collected 913 cubic meters vodnosolevy mixture. While it leaked in seven oil tanks that are installed on the beach. Eachthe first such neftetank a capacity of 250 cubic meters of liquid.
In the waters of a Barn specialists of the company “Norilsk Nickel” has established 18 units of booms. Two boom set at the confluence of the Unnamed Creek to the river Daldykan to prevent leakage of residues of diesel fuel.
the accident involved more than 500 people and over 200 pieces of equipment. 300 of them are specialists of “Norilsk Nickel”, they act in the area of TPP-3. The works involved 170 units of the company.
