China News Service, June 10, according to the Russian Satellite Network, a spokesman for the Russian Federation Investigation Committee said that three people related to the diesel leak at Norilsk Thermal Power Station have been detained.
According to reports, a spokesman of the Russian Investigation Commission Peter Lenko said that Pavel Smirnov, the head of Norilsk No. 3 Thermal Power Station, chief engineer Alexei Stepanov, and his deputy Yuri Ku Znetsov was detained for the diesel leak.
Peter Lenko pointed out that the three persons were suspected of violating environmental protection regulations while using industrial facilities. She said that after investigation, the structure of the accidental storage tank needed to be overhauled as early as 2018. However, although the above leaders were informed, they did not stop using the storage tank.
According to a representative of the Russian Emergency Department, the detection and analysis of new water samples collected in the diesel leak area show that compared with the previous day, the content of harmful substances in the water has nearly doubled and exceeded the standard above the oil fence. 120 times.
According to previous reports, on May 29, a diesel storage tank of No. 3 thermal power station in Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia ruptured, and about 21,000 cubic meters of diesel leaked into the local river. Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the border state into a federal emergency on June 3. On June 5, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced that the fuel leak had been controlled.