All the facilities of MMC “Norilsk Nickel” in Norilsk will be in the future equipped with a system of monitoring the state of permafrost. The company admitted that before the accident with large-scale leak of diesel fuel at TPP-3, analysis of the state of its objects was conducted. It is assumed that the thawing of permafrost led to the drawdown of the pillars of the Foundation under the tank with diesel fuel, of which 21 thousand tons of fuel leaked into the environment. In the “Norilsk Nickel” also reaffirmed their estimate of the cost of elimination of accident consequences at the level of RUB 10 billion It will not lead to changes in dividend policy, but may increase capex by 5-10%.”Norilsk Nickel” before the accident at TPP-3 is not monitoring the state of permafrost in Norilsk, acknowledged in a conference call first Vice President—head of operations Sergey Dyachenko. The accident occurred on may 29 at CHP-3, which is owned by subsidiaries of Norilsk Nickel. As a result of subsidence of the supports of the Foundation in the environment, including in the two rivers were more than 21 thousand tons of diesel fuel. Version of the MMC, the reason was the thawing of permafrost. According to Mr. Dyachenko, after the accident, the company is planning to install monitoring system for all facilities in Norilsk.However, insurance does not include environmental damage. The President and the basic co-owner “Norilsk Nickel” Vladimir Potanin during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on 5 June said that the company will assume all costs for the elimination of leakage effects, which are estimated at 10 billion rubles., and pay the fine “will count how many”. In the presentation on a conference call said the amount of fines will be calculated after summing up the results of the investigation of Rosprirodnadzor, who should complete the assessment by June 26.Senior Vice President of MMC Sergei Malyshev said that the company does not expect changes in the dividend policy because of the costs of the liquidation of the accident. “The impact on the total volume of all capital investments will be limited, perhaps they will grow on 5-10%. As for the dividend, I hope our policy will not change,” he commented. Capex of Norilsk Nickel scheduled for this year in the amount of $2.5 billion, we are talking about the sum of $125-250 million Full assessment of costs will be reflected in the financial statements of the company for the first half of the year.Now in the area of the accident continues liquidation of consequences. According to the company on June 9, in the region of CHP-3 pumped 1.5 million cubic meters of water-fuel mixtures, with the surface of the river Granary — 5.2 thousand cubic meters, “neutralize fuel along the river Daldykan”. Deputy Minister of ecology and natural resources of Krasnoyarsk Krai Julia Gumenyuk told TASS that the lake Pyasino — it empties into the river Barn — oil traces with excess PR��separately permissible concentration (MPC) by three times. The first Russian Deputy emergencies Minister Alexander Chupriyan said that PDK in the lake is not exceeded. If oil entered the lake Pyasino, from that they can get into the Pyasina river, which flows into the Kara sea. On the river Pyasina break, making impossible the formulation of the booms.Eugene Zainullin
