Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident

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Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident
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The power station after the accident, with the roof of the turbine hall partially collapsed
Date17 August 2009 (2009-08-17)
Time08:13 KRAST (UTC+8)
Location Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam, near Sayanogorsk, Khakassia, Russia
Coordinates 52°49′38″N91°22′15″E / 52.82722°N 91.37083°E / 52.82722; 91.37083
Deaths75

On 17 August 2009, a turbine in the hydroelectric power station of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam near Sayanogorsk in Russia failed catastrophically, killing 75 people and severely damaging the plant. The turbine hall was flooded, and a section of its roof collapsed. All but one of the ten turbines in the hall were destroyed or damaged. The entire power output of the plant, totalling 6,400 megawatts, was lost, leading to widespread power outages in the area. An official report on the accident was released in October 2009.

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Background

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Cross-section of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam

The Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is located on the Yenisey River in south-central Siberia, Russia, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Sayanogorsk, Khakassia. Before the accident, it was the largest hydroelectric power station in Russia and the sixth-largest in the world by average power generation. On 2 July 2009, RusHydro, the power station's operator, announced the station's all-time highest electricity output over 24 hours. [1]

Turbine 2

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A model of a power unit, comprising turbine and generator, of the Sayano-Shushenskaya power plant

Turbines of the type used in this power plant have a very narrow working band at high efficiency regimes. If this band is exceeded the turbines begin to vibrate, caused by the pulsation of water flow and water strokes. These vibrations and shocks cause the turbines to degrade over time. [2]

Turbine 2 had experienced problems for a long time prior to the 2009 accident. [3] The first of these appeared after its installation in 1979. Throughout 1980–1983, numerous problems with seals, turbine shaft vibrations and bearings surfaced. From the end of March to the end of November 2000, a complete reconditioning of turbine 2 was performed. Cavities up to 12 millimetres (0.47 in) deep and cracks up to 130 millimetres (5.1 in) long were found on the turbine runner and repaired. Many other defects were found in the turbine bearings and subsequently repaired. In 2005, further repairs were made to turbine 2. The problems found were similar in several aspects to the defects observed during the previous repair. [3]

From January to March 2009, turbine 2 was undergoing scheduled repairs and modernization. It was the first and only turbine in the station which was equipped with a new electro-hydraulic regulator of its rotational speed supplied by the Promavtomatika company. [4] During the course of the repair, the turbine blades were welded, because after a long period of operation, cracks and cavities had once again appeared. The turbine runner was not properly rebalanced after these repairs, [5] following which turbine 2 had increased vibrations, ca 0.15 millimetres (0.0059 in) for the main bearing during the full load of the turbine. While this did not exceed specifications, the increased vibrations were unacceptable for long term use. The elevated vibration levels compared to other turbines were apparent for turbine 2 before the repair as well. The vibrations exceeded the allowed specification in the beginning of July [3] and continued to increase with accelerated speed. [3]

On the night of 16–17 August, the level of vibration increased substantially, [5] and there were several attempts to stop the turbine. During 16 August up to 20:30, the load of turbine 2 was 600 MW, then it was reduced to 100–200 MW. On 17 August 2009 at 03:00, the load was increased again to 600 MW; at 03:30, the load was decreased to 200 MW; and at 03:45, it was increased again to 600 MW. [5] During this time, the level of vibration was very high, and was also registered by seismic instruments in the plant. During attempts to shut it down, the rotor inside the turbine was pushed up, which in turn created pressure pushing up on the turbine cover, which was kept in place by 80 bolts, each 8 cm in diameter.[ citation needed ]

During the morning of 17 August 2009, 50 people were gathered around turbine 2. As the plant general director, Nikolai Nevolko, was celebrating his anniversary, early in the morning he went to Abakan to greet the arriving guests, and none of the workers present wanted, or had the authority, to make decisions about further actions regarding the turbine. It seems they were used to the high levels of vibration. [5]

Turbine 2 was started on 16 August 2009 at 23:14 local time. At 23:44 it was running at a full load of 600 MW. During the night, its load varied between 10 and 610 MW. At the moment of the accident, which was 08:13 local time (00:13 GMT), its load was 475 MW and water consumption was 256 m3/s (9,000 cu ft/s). Vibration of the bearing was 0.84 millimetres (0.033 in), which far exceeded the values of the other turbines by more than fourfold. The working life defined by the manufacturer for the turbines was specified as 30 years. At the moment of the accident, the age of the turbine was 29 years and 10 months.[ citation needed ]

On 17 August 2009, the turbines were at a working level of 212 metres (696 ft). At this pressure the recommended power band for the turbines is 570–640 MW (band III) and the allowed band is 0–265 MW also (band I). Band 265–570 MW (band II) at this pressure is not recommended and output over 640 MW (band IV) is forbidden. [3] On the day of the accident, turbine 2 worked as the plant's power output regulator and due to this, its output power changed constantly. The turbine often operated in the band II regime, which is accompanied by pulsation and strokes in the water flow.[ citation needed ]

Accident

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The turbine hall before and after the accident. Turbine No. 2, the one that failed, is visible in the foreground (left image).

The accident occurred on 17 August 2009 at 08:13 local time (00:13 GMT). [6] There was a loud bang from turbine 2. The turbine cover shot up and the 920-tonne (910-long-ton; 1,010-short-ton) rotor then shot out of its seat. [5] After this, water spouted from the cavity of the turbine into the machinery hall. [7] As a result, the machinery hall and rooms below its level were flooded. [7] At the same time, an alarm was received at the power station's main control panel, and the power output fell to zero, resulting in a local blackout. The steel gates to the water intake pipes of the turbines, weighing 150 tonnes (150 long tons; 170 short tons) each, were closed manually by opening the valves with hydraulic jacks, keeping them up [3] [5] between 08:35 [3] and 09:20 hours [8] (09.30 by official report [3] ). The operation took 25 minutes, which is near the minimum time (highest speed) allowed for this operation. [9] The emergency diesel generator was started at 11:32. [7] At 11:50, the opening of 11  spillway gates of the dam was started and was finished at 13:07. [8] Seventy-five people were later found dead. [10]

Nine out of the ten turbines were operating at the time, with a total output 4,400 MW. [7] Turbine 6 was undergoing scheduled maintenance, but was ready for a restart. [11]

Oleg Myakishev, a survivor of the accident, described it as follows: [12]

...I was standing upstairs when I heard some sort of growing noise, then I saw the corrugated turbine cover rise and stand on end. Then I saw the rotor rising from underneath it. It was spinning. I could not believe my eyes. It rose about three meters. Rocks and pieces of metal went flying; we started to dodge them... At that point the corrugated cover was nearly at roof level, and the roof itself had been destroyed... I made a mental calculation: the water is rising, 380 cubic meters per second, so I took to my heels and ran for the turbine 10. I thought that I wouldn't make it. I climbed higher, stopped, looked down, and saw everything getting destroyed, water coming in, people trying to swim... I thought: someone must urgently shut the gates to stop the water, manually... Manually, because there was no power, none of the protection systems had worked...

On 9 September 2009 at 17:40 local time (09:40 GMT), a fire started in the turbine hall during repair works. Around 200 people were evacuated. There were no fatalities or injuries.[ citation needed ]

Investigation

On 4 October 2009, the official report about Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro accident was published by the Federal Environmental, Technological and Atomic Supervisory Service (Rostekhnadzor) on its website. [3] However, later the report and the press release on the report were removed from the website.

Names of people killed and those who bear responsibility for the accident, and other data including a historical and technical review about the plant and plans for its future, are given in the report. The report states that the accident was primarily caused by the turbine vibrations which led to the fatigue damage of the mountings of the turbine 2, including the cover of the turbine. It was also found that at the moment of accident at least six nuts were missing from the bolts securing the turbine cover. After the accident 49 recovered bolts were investigated, of which 41 had fatigue cracks. On 8 bolts, the fatigue damaged area exceeded 90% of the total cross-sectional area. [3]

According to this report, on 17 August 2009 at 01:20 (local time) there was a fire at the hydroelectric power station of Bratsk which broke both communications and the automatic driving systems of other power plants in the region, including Sayano-Shushenskaya. The situation was recovered on 17 August 2009 at 15:03. At 08:12 local time, turbine 2's output power was reduced by the turbine regulator and it entered into the non-recommended powerband II. Shortly after this, the bolts keeping the turbine cover in place broke, and under water pressure of about 20 bars (2,000 kPa), the spinning turbine with its cover, rotor, and upper parts started to move up, destroying machinery hall installations. At the same time, pressurized water flooded the rooms and damaged plant constructions. [3]

According to Rostekhnadzor, the automatic shutdown system of the water intake pipes' gates failed after failure of the turbine 2. [13] [14] This accusation was dismissed by Rakurs, the company which designed the automated safety system for the plant. [15]

Media speculation

According to the newspaper Izvestia , the increased vibration of turbine 2 was going on for some 10 years and was well-known to the plant personnel. [5] According to the former director of Irkutskenergo, Viktor Bobrovski, the accident could have been caused by an incorrect start-up process of the turbine which resulted in a hydraulic pressure surge, or excess load of the turbine caused by peak consumption of electricity. According to Bobrovski, it is common practice in the region to compensate for a peak load by overloading hydroelectric power plants. He also stated that the energy system of the region is near collapse, as the main goal of its owners is to take out as much profit as possible, typically by cutting down on maintenance, investment, safety, and educational costs. Since the load for other turbines ceased after the collapse of the turbine 2, they probably started to spin without load at increasing speed until they failed. [13] He said that the former director of Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station, Valentin Bryzgalov, had alerted that it is dangerous to operate the plant at its maximum loads when the turbines are starting to vibrate in the axial direction. He said that the accident probably would not have had such catastrophic results if the safety systems had worked and the safety rules had been followed. [13]

The former general director of the plant, Alexander Toloshinov, has said that the accident was most likely due to a "manufacturing defect" in a turbine.[ citation needed ] According to Toloshinov, the construction of the turbine blades of this type of turbine is not very reliable and cracks are known to develop in them under some working conditions. [16]

On 11 September 2009, RusHydro disputed allegations that the dam overwhelmed the machinery hall leading to the destruction of turbine 2. According to RusHydro, displacements of the dam are seasonal and have been reduced in recent years. The maximum displacement (141.5 millimetres or 5.57 inches) was recorded in 2006, which was below the allowed maximum of 145.5 mm (5.73 in). According to RusHydro, the scope of displacement between the anchor legs and the machinery hall does not exceed 2.3 mm (0.091 in), which is less than the width between them (50 mm or 2.0 in), and therefore the dam cannot overwhelm the machinery hall. [17]

On 21 August 2009, a website supporting rebel groups in Chechnya claimed that they were responsible for the blast, part of a new "economic war" which they were declaring on Russia. These claims were dismissed by authorities as "idiotic". [18] [19]

A November 2010, peer-reviewed article in International Water Power and Dam Construction suggested a previously unpublicized direct cause for the turbine failures: draft tube waterhammer. [20] The immediate cause of this is proposed to be simply the too-sudden closure of the turbine wicket (flow-control) gates. Too-rapid closure results in rupture of the liquid column as the local pressure downstream of the gates goes to vapor pressure. This frees the draft tube liquid to first surge towards the tailrace and then reverse, eventually slamming rapidly into the turbine with great force. Only such a phenomenon seems capable of producing the extremely sudden, extremely large, and extremely vertical force which is evident from photographic and verbal descriptions of the damage. From the article:

This hypothesis is that the explosion was caused by water column separation in the draft tubes of the destroyed units. This condition can readily be caused by a too-rapid wicket gate closure during unit load rejection. Adjustment of governor times to unsafe values to achieve fast response to operating load changes may have occurred in recent times in response to a need to improve grid frequency control. This, combined with compromised stud connections due to poor maintenance, can explain the extreme violence of this accident.

A subsequent review for the 10th anniversary of the incident, published by the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), [21] concluded that no intervening revelations had lessened the feasibility of this explanation.

Rescue operation

After the accident, the spillway was regulated to decrease the water level of the reservoir by 3 to 5 centimetres (1.2 to 2.0 in) per day. [22] Flood water was pumped out from the engine room by 24 August 2009. [23] On 28 August, the search and rescue operation was completed, and the state of emergency imposed in Khakassia on 17 August 2009, was lifted. [11]

Aftermath

As a result of the accident, 75 people were killed. On 19 August 2009, a mourning day was announced in Khakassia. [24] RusHydro declared 25 August a day of mourning at the company. [25] A festival in the city of Abakan on 22 August was canceled.[ citation needed ]

Due to the accident, the town of Cheryomushki banned the sale of strong alcoholic beverages. [26]

Damage

In addition to turbine 2, turbines 7 and 9 also suffered severe damage and were destroyed, while the turbine room roof and ceilings fell on and caused additional damage to turbines 1 and 3, with slight damage to turbines 4, 5, 8, and 10. [27] Turbine 6, which was in scheduled repair at the time of the accident, received only minor damage and was the only one of the station's 10 turbines that did not receive electrical damage due to shorting of the associated transformers. [28] Water immediately flooded the engine and turbine rooms and caused a transformer explosion. [29] Transformers 1 and 2 were destroyed, while transformers 3, 4, and 5 were left in satisfactory condition. Other damage was also severe as the machinery hall was destroyed, including the roof, ceilings, and floor.[ citation needed ]

On 9 September 2009, RusHydro announced the damage caused by the incident:

Power supply

Power generation from the station ceased completely following the incident. The resulting blackout in residential areas was alleviated by diverting power from other plants. Aluminium smelters in Sayanogorsk and Khakassia were completely cut off from the grid before power supplies were replaced using alternate power sources. [6] [30] Power to blacked out areas was fully restored by 19 August 2009. [31] Although smelters continue to work at their normal rate, RUSAL warned that in the longer term it may lose up to 500,000 tonnes (490,000 long tons; 550,000 short tons) of aluminum output due to the power shortage, and called for accelerating the construction of the Boguchany hydroelectric power station to replace the lost generating capacity. [32]

Environmental impact

The accident caused an oil spill, releasing at least 40 tonnes (39 long tons; 44 short tons) of transformer oil which spread over 80 km (50 mi) downstream of Yenisei. [33] The oil, which spilled during the approximately 2–3 hour cutoff of river flow when all the gates of the dam were closed, killed 400 tonnes (390 long tons; 440 short tons) of cultivated trout in two riverside fisheries, with its impact on wildlife as yet unassessed. On 19 August 2009, the 15 km (9.3 mi)-long spill had reached Ust-Abakan  [ ru ], where it was cordoned off with floating barriers and chemical sorbents. [34] The oil spill was fully removed by 25 August 2009. [35]

Financial impact

Share prices

Trading in RusHydro shares at the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange was suspended for two days. [6] After trading resumed on 19 August 2009, the shares dropped 11.4%. [36] On the London Stock Exchange, the share price dropped more than 15%. [6] It is expected that RusHydro's business losses will amount to 16.5 billion roubles (US$523 million) by 2013. [37] The power plant was insured for US$200 million by Russian insurance company ROSNO, part of Allianz group, and re-insured by Munich Re. [38]

Compensation

The Russian government decided to pay compensation of 1 million rubles (US$31,600) to each victim's family, and 100,000  rubles (about US$3,100) to each survivor, while RusHydro decided to pay a further 1 million rubles in compensation. [39] RusHydro also decided to buy housing for 13 families of killed workers with underage children. There are also programs to support these children in kindergartens and schools and to provide higher education. In addition, a special program is planned for the reconstruction and development of the Cheryomushki settlement, the main settlement where the power plant workers live. [40]

Personnel

The director of the plant, Nikolai Nevolko, was replaced by Valerii Kjari. [41] Several people were awarded for their heroic actions during the accident. [9] Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, awarded Juri Salnikov and Oleg Melnitchuck each with an Official Letter of Commendation. [9]

Repairs

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Construction of the station and assembly of turbine 2
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Repairs on a turbine, in 2011

At the time, repairs were estimated to take up to four years. [30] Over 2,000 people were involved in the rescue work and liquidation of the consequences after the disaster. [42] According to Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko, the rebuilding of the engine room alone was estimated to cost 40 billion rubles (€880 million, US$1.3 billion). [32] Russia's Sberbank agreed to lend 20 billion rubles (€440 million, US$630 million) for the repair works. [43] RusHydro also negotiated a loan with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. [44]

According to RusHydro, turbines 4, 5, and 6 would probably be repaired. Turbines 7 and 9 were too damaged and were disassembled. [45] The machinery hall, heating system, electricity supply, and sewage tunnels were under repair. [45] As the spillway works all the time, several methods of preventing the dam from icing were also under consideration. [46] The machinery hall and its heating system also underwent repairs. The repair work was performed continuously, 24 hours a day. [47]

During repairs, water was being discharged using the spillway only. Special measures were taken to ensure its safe operation in winter conditions. Water gates were modified to be temporarily locked into an intermediate position for better flow control. Vapor clouds at the base of the spillway were expected to cause unwanted ice buildup on the construction site. A team of climbers equipped with chainsaws and jackhammers was assembled to remove excess ice, and a heating system was installed under machine hall roof. [48]

By 27 December 2009, there were on-going or prepared dismantling of turbines 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Only turbines 5 and 6 were to be repaired in situ. The other turbines were to be replaced, repaired in the factory and/or modernized. [49]

Turbine 6 was restarted on 24 February 2010.[ citation needed ] Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin personally switched turbine 6 to the load. Turbine 5 was brought under load on 22 March. [50]

On 14 April 2010, the process of dismantling turbine 2 and the infrastructure surrounding it was finished. [51] By the year 2014 all turbines in the plant will be replaced with new ones. [51]

On 30 June 2010, turbine 4 was started without a load to dry its electrical coils, to test it and to prepare it for switching under load later in 2010. [52] It was fully restarted on 4 August 2010.

By July 2010 the replacement of turbine 3 was underway and expected to be completed in December 2010. The new turbine has better electrical and hydrodynamic characteristics and a 40-year working life. [53]

On 6 July 2011, a ship loaded with new parts for the turbines left Saint Petersburg. [54]

On 8 July 2011, turbines 3, 4 and 5 were working under full load and turbine 6 was in reserve. [55]

On 11 November 2014 the renovations and repairs were fully completed. [56]

Attack on journalist

It was reported that on 9 September 2009, Novy Fokus Mikhail Afanasyev, the editor of a regional news website, was attacked and beaten near his house in Abakan. Earlier, he was charged for "spreading false information and defaming rescuers in his reports" by the local prosecutor's office. Afanasyev believes that the attack is "probably connected to his articles about the accident". [57]

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Evgeny Vyacheslavovich Dod is a Russian manager and economist. He is CEO of JSC RusHydro.

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  1. ↑ "В Филиале ОАО "РусГидро" – "Саяно-Шушенская ГЭС имени П.С. Непорожнего" зафиксирована максимальная выработка электроэнергии (Maximum power output was recorded in the branch of OJSC RusHydro – P. S. Neporozhny Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP)" (Press release) (in Russian). RusHydro. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  2. ↑ Valentín, David; Presas, Alexandre; Egusquiza, Mònica; Valero, Carme; Egusquiza, Eduard (16 March 2018). "Transmission of High Frequency Vibrations in Rotating Systems. Application to Cavitation Detection in Hydraulic Turbines". Applied Sciences. 8 (3): 451. doi: 10.3390/app8030451 . hdl: 2117/117311 . ISSN   2076-3417.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "А К Т ТЕХНИЧЕСКОГО РАССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ПРИЧИН АВАРИИ, ПРОИСШЕДШЕЙ 17 АВГУСТА 2009 ГОДА в филиале Открытого Акционерного Общества "РусГидро" – "Саяно-Шушенская ГЭС имени П.С. Непорожнего"". Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "Гидроагрегат №2 Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС снова в строю (Turbine No. 2 of the Sayano-Shushenskaya power plant is again in order)" (Press release). RusHydro. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Второй гидроагрегат Саяно-Шушенской "трясло" уже 10 лет? (Turbine No. 2 of the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP "shake" already 10 years?)". Izvestia (Press release) (in Russian). 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Ilya Naymushin (17 August 2009). "Russian dam disaster kills 10, scores missing". Reuters. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "JSC RusHydro develops an action plan for eliminating the consequences of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP" (Press release). RusHydro. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 "The Board of Directors of JSC RusHydro takes note of information on the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP" (Press release). RusHydro. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 "Юрий Сальников и Олег Мельничук награждены почетными грамотами Правительства РФ за героизм в ходе спасательной операции на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС (Yuri Salnikov and Oleg Melnychuk awarded the diplomas of the RF Government for heroism during the rescue operation at the Sayano-Shushenskaya HES)" (Press release). RusHydro. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  10. ↑ "Body of 74th victim of HPP accident found, SKP confirms". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  11. 1 2 "Last rescuers leave Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  12. ↑ Живых нет. Не может быть, никак. Коммерсантъ (in Russian). Kommersant. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  13. 1 2 3 "Нам аукнулся дефицит квалификации (We haunted by the shortage of skills)" (in Russian). Vol. 32, no. 669. Expert Online. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  14. ↑ "Automatic shutdown system fails at Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ Titova, Irina (27 August 2009). "Management at Rakurs Denies Security System at Dam Faulty". The St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  16. ↑ Гидротехническое строительство (Hydrotechnical Construction) (in Russian) (11). 2008.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  17. ↑ "Плотина Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС: общие сведения и техническое состояние (The dam of the Sayan-Shushenskaya HPP: general information and technical condition)" (Press release) (in Russian). RusHydro. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  18. ↑ Melissa Akin (21 August 2009). "Russia markets ignore Chechen threat". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  19. ↑ "Russia plant disaster toll rises". BBC News. 22 August 2009. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  20. ↑ Frank.A.Hamill. "Sayano Shushenskaya accident – presenting a possible direct cause – International Water Power".
  21. ↑ Frank.A.Hamill. "SAYANO SHUSHENSKAYA 2009 ACCIDENT UPDATE -- Hydrolink 2/2000 Hydraulic Transients - IAHR" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "Ongoing restoration work status at JSC RusHydro's Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP as of 26 August 2009 at 12:00" (Press release). RusHydro. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  23. ↑ "Число погибших на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС достигло 71 человека (The death toll in the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP has reached 71 people)" (in Russian). BBC. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  24. ↑ "Khakassia to mourn for plant accident victims 19 Aug". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  25. ↑ "25 August is declared a day of mourning at JSC RusHydro" (Press release). RusHydro. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  26. ↑ "Tragedy at Russia's Largest Hydro Power Plant Took Over 69 Lives". Pravda.ru. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  27. ↑ "Fatalities at Sayano-Shushenskaya reach 69, RusHydro sees 3-yr rebuild". International Water Power and Dam Construction. Progressive Media Markets Ltd. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  28. ↑ "President of the Russian government will consider the commission on the accident". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  29. ↑ Pushkin, Yuri (17 August 2009). "10 dead, 68 missing in explosion at Russian plant". CNN. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  30. 1 2 Antonova, Maria; Krainova, Natalya (18 August 2009). "10 Dead, 72 Missing in Dam Disaster". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  31. ↑ Vasilyeva, Nataliya (20 August 2009). "Aluminum chief seeks energy after Russian accident". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  32. 1 2 Vasilyeva, Nataliya (19 August 2009). "13 dead, 61 feared dead in Siberia plant explosion". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 August 2009.[ dead link ]
  33. ↑ "Russia tackles Siberia oil slick". BBC News. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  34. ↑ "Авария – только верхушка айсберга (Accident – just a top of the iceberg)" (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. 19 August 2009.
  35. ↑ "Oil spill caused by HPP accident fully removed". SteelGuru. Interfax. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  36. ↑ Anishyuk, Alex (20 August 2009). "Dam Disaster May Push Up Electricity Prices". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  37. ↑ "RusHydro sees loss from idled dam at 16.5 bln rbls". Reuters. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  38. ↑ Lyrchikova, Anastasia (25 August 2009). "RusHydro expects $200 mln from insurers for dam". Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  39. ↑ "Body of 72nd worker of Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP found under debris". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  40. ↑ "Families of HPP victims receive flats bought by RusHydro". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  41. ↑ "Валерий Кяри назначен директором Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС (Valery Kyari appointed director of the Sayan-Shushenskaya HPP)" (Press release). RusHydro. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  42. ↑ "Tragedy at Russia's Largest Hydro Power Plant Took Over 69 Lives". Pravda . 24 August 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  43. ↑ Zhdannikov, Dmitry (25 August 2009). "Sberbank to lend RusHydro $626 million for dam repairs". Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  44. ↑ "RusHydro talks to EBRD for Sayano-Shushenskaya rebuild loan; death toll at 72". International Water Power and Dam Construction. Progressive Media Markets Ltd. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  45. 1 2 "О ходе восстановительных работ на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС на 18.00 7 сентября 2009 года (On the course of restoration works at the Sayan-Shushenskaya HPP 18.00 on Sept. 7, 2009)" (Press release) (in Russian). RusHydro. 7 September 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  46. ↑ "Кран водобойного колодца Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС перемещен на правый берег Енисея (Crane energy dissipating well Sayano-Shushenskaya HES moved to the right bank of the Yenisei)" (Press release). RusHydro. 23 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  47. ↑ "О ходе восстановительных работ на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС на 9.00 23 сентября 2009 года (On the course of restoration works at the Sayan-Shushenskaya HES 18.00 on Sept. 23, 2009)" (Press release). RusHydro. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  48. ↑ "Работа эксплуатационного водосброса Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС в зимний период находится под строгим контролем (The work of the operating spillway Sayano-Shushenskaya power plant in the winter period is under strict control)" (Press release). RusHydro. 26 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  49. ↑ "На Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС ведутся работы по демонтажу гидроагрегатов (At Sayano-Shushenskaya power plant dismantling works of turbines are going on)" (Press release). RusHydro. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  50. ↑ "Гидроагрегат № 5 Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС пущен в промышленную эксплуатацию с опережением графика". Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  51. 1 2 На Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС завершен демонтаж гидроагрегата №2 Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  52. ↑ Гидроагрегат №4 Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС пущен на холостой ход Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  53. ↑ ""Силовые машины" досрочно изготовили новый генератор для гидроагрегата №3 Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС ОАО "РусГидро"". Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  54. ↑ "Судно с рабочими колёсами для гидроагрегатов Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС вышло из Санкт-Петербурга". Sshges.rushydro.ru. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  55. ↑ "О гидрологических режимах на Саяно-Шушенском гидроэнергокомплексе на 08.07.2011 г". Rushydro.ru. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  56. ↑ Harris, Michael (12 November 2014). "Restoration of Russia's 6,400-MW Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant complete". Hydro Review. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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