17 Aug 2009 11:56

It will take years to fully repair Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP

MOSCOW. Aug 17 (Interfax) - It will take years to repair three of the ten units damaged during the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskoye hydroelectric power plant, Emergency Situations' Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

"Time will be counted in years with regard to three units," he said at a Monday press conference in Moscow.

He said that the duration of the repairs can be spoken of after experts examine the facility.