Accidents at Electric Power Facilities of Russian Federation Northern Regions

Abstract

Data on emergency situations and accidents at power supply facilities in the Russian Federation and Sakha Republic (Yakutia) were collected and analyzed. Between 2013 and 2017 at power facilities in the Russian Federation more than 116 thousand accidents on electric networks of 110 kV and above, about 28 thousand accidents at power plants with a capacity of 25 MW and above, more than 31 thousand accidents at heat sources, steam and heat networks, and also more than 20 - on trunk pipelines and 50 - in the mines were occurred. From 2001 to 2015 at energy facilities in Sakha Republic (Yakutia) 784 accidents and emergency situations were occurred. It was revealed that most often failures occur in the power supply system. The second most frequently occurring system element is the heat supply system, emergency situations in which can be accompanied by significant damage at low temperatures. One of the main causes of accidents and disasters in extreme operating conditions remains “human factor” along with accelerated degradation of materials and destruction of structures. These can be a violation of the requirements and norms of labor protection, unsatisfactory organization of work, personal negligence of victims and unsatisfactory control by designated persons.