The first stage of the toxic substances processing plant in Usolye-Sibirskoye may be launched in the next two years. This was reported by the first deputy general director Rosatom Kirill Komarov . “We are planning, trying to do this so that its first stage, which will work with mercury, will be launched as early as possible. Maybe we will have time to do this in 2022,” said Kirill Komarov. The project of the enterprise will be developed next year and will be launched at full capacity in 2024.
In Usolye-Sibirskoye, on the territory of a former chemical plant, there is a large center of mercury electrolysis, which is currently being liquidated. “The hardest story is mercury. We have already dismantled the above-ground part of the mercury electrolysis workshop. There is still a lot of work ahead, because the most urgent measures have been taken so far,” Kirill Komarov noted.
There was a project for the disposal of mercury, which involved the transportation of the substance across the country, said the top manager of the state corporation. “Processing facilities need to be built right on this site [in Usolye-Sibirskoye]. It will be an absolutely modern plant, built according to the best modern standards, as required by the government,” the deputy head of Rosatom emphasized.
The construction of the plant will also provide local residents with additional jobs. “Several thousand people will work at its construction site. First of all, we will try to attract local companies. As for the work itself, I think that there will be about 400 workers and about 500 people from related sectors who will ensure the work of the plant – starting from cleaning and ending with the supply of food to the canteen. That is, we will be able to employ about 1,000 people at the plant in Usolye-Sibirskoye, “said Kirill Komarov.
The deputy head of Rosatom stressed that the state corporation will be able to solve two problems: to clean the territories of toxic substances and to give work related to chemical competencies and knowledge. “I really want those people who once worked in the chemical industry to come to our plant, make good products, so that this is precisely the area of high technologies,” concluded Kirill Komarov.