nuclear power plants in the soviet union were created, among other things, for the defense industry, then beloyarskayately civilian facility. then its output capacity was a record 100 mw, then 200. the units became a testing ground for the introduction of innovations. these are more modern types of fuel and technologies for cleaning water from the reactor and utility rooms. many employees have their whole lives connected with bas. andrey bashmakov's father, the head of asmena, participated in the construction of this very power unit. alexander makarov devoted almost half a century to the station, there were no training centers where personnel were trained before, and the personnel now come to the block shield, in principle, their hands no longer shake, their eyes do not run, as, then we gained experience if the unit stopped, it is the same as on a simulator. over 60 years of work, the key achievement of the ural nuclear scientists has become the modern third and the fourth power units with fast neutron reactors, they are not only more powerful and safer than the previous ones, but are capable of burni