Conclusion
Rejection of the Katun hydrostation project is due not to technical or ecological shortcomings of the project but to political motives and public pressure, which was promoted by the absence of standards for project and examination activities under the current ecological conditions.
The joint solution of controversial social and ecological problems with the population and public of Gornyi Altai during modification of the project provided successful adaptation of the project.
Activation of contacts between Mintopénergo and Minpriroda RF for finding mutually acceptable solution is necessary.
There is a need to develop and regulate standards for project and examination activities, including the solution of controversial social and ecological problems and adaptation of the project in the region and at the center. The experience of project planning and examination of the Katun hydrostation project could serve as the basis for forming such standards.
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Translated from Gidrotekhnicheskoe Stroitel'stvo, No. 10, pp. 12–19, October, 1993.
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Kayakin, V.V., Mulina, A.V. & Dmitrieva, I.L. Lessons from an examination by experts of the Katun hydroelectric station project. Hydrotechnical Construction 27, 567–576 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01545064
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