Norilsk Nickel estimated the damage from the fuel spill near Norilsk at 21.4 billion rubles. This is almost seven times lower than the estimate of Rosprirodnadzor

Norilsk Nickel concluded that the damage from the fuel spill at CHPP-3 near Norilsk at the end of May is 21.4 billion rubles. this The company announced on its website.

The report notes that the company, which from the very beginning after the incident acted promptly and did everything possible to minimize the damage, is ready to take all necessary measures to eliminate the consequences of accidents. Therefore, they explain in the company, their assessment of damage is much less than the assessment of Rosprirodnadzor.

“NTEC believes that in determining the amount of damage to water bodies and soil, Rosprirodnadzor made a serious deviation from the existing methods for calculating the amount of damage to the environment, as well as law enforcement practice,” Nornickel said.

The company claims that Rosprirodnadzor made a mistake, taking the maximum possible negative impact duration factor equal to 5. Also, according to the company, Rosprirodnadzor overestimated the amount of fuel that got into the water, the area of ​​damaged soil and included in the calculations not only oil products, but also other substances that could affect the soil.

According to the company's preliminary estimates, it has already spent about 12 billion rubles to eliminate the consequences of the accident, and therefore, this amount should be taken into account in the final damage calculations.

The head of Rosprirodnadzor, Svetlana Radionova , said that the amount announced by Norilsk Nickel is several times less than the estimates of "the most loyal environmentalists to the company." “I draw your attention to the fact that the company has not yet repaid anything and has not even contributed a ruble,” said Radionova.

Earlier, Rosprirodnadzor filed a lawsuit against the Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company (part of Norilsk Nickel) demanding compensation for damage in the amount of almost 148 billion rubles caused to the environment in connection with the spill of diesel fuel from storage No. 5 of CHPP-3 of Norilsk.

In addition, the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) estimated the cost of restoring aquatic biological resources at 40 billion rubles. The Institute believes that it will take 18 years.