OREANDA-NEWS. During a meeting on May 11 2007 Deputy Emergency Minister of Russia Ruslan Tsalikov and Deputy Director General of Rosenergoatom-Director of Kursk NPP Yuri Slepokon discussed the fire security problems of Kursk NPP.

Slepokon noted that his plant is constantly working to enhance its fire security. Since 2002 it has nearly redoubled the amount of the work. This year Rosenergoatom is going to increase the financing of the fire security projects at Kursk NPP. These projects are aimed not only at ensuring effective fire security but also at providing the relevant services with modern equipment and training. The key result of this work is the absence of fires at the plant in the last five years.

Tsalikov visited the fire department of the plant and expressed satisfaction with the state of its equipment and the qualification of its personnel. He noted that the personnel of the plant perfectly realizes the importance of fire security at such a strategic facility as NPP.

Tsalikov was accompanied by the mayor of Kurchatov Yuri Kosyrev and the vice governor of Kursk region, the head of the chief department on Kursk region of the Emergency Ministry of Russia, Maj.Gen. Vasily Zubkov.