English-For-Techies: Extra Shift Planned To Speed Up S. Siberian Power Plant Repair

Extra shift planned to speed up S. Siberian power plant repair

© Reuters/ Ilya Naymushin - 29/08/2009

1 KHAKASIA, August 29 (RIA Novosti) - Work to repair the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station in south Siberia, following a tragic accident on August 17 that left 71 people dead, is to be carried out in three shifts, the acting CEO of RusHydro said on Saturday.

2 "At the current time, work is being carried out in two shifts, but it is highly likely that we will move to a three-shift working system," Vasily Zubakin said, adding that the reasoning behind the move was an influx of workers and the fact that the current 12-hour shifts were "extremely hard."

3 The disaster occurred during repair work to one of the plant's 10 hydroelectric generators. A surge of water shattered three of the turbines and flooded much of the plant.

4 Zubakin said that RusHydro planned to sign an additional agreement with the main contractor on September 1 to try and speed up the construction of a water sluice to take the strain off the main station at the plant.

5 He said that the most difficult work involved restoring the supports and concrete casing, which were severely damaged in the accident.

6 Locals believe the accident was caused by plant management seeking to produce as much electricity as possible without paying enough attention to the condition of the equipment, a charge dismissed by power plant representatives.

7 The prime minister of the republic of Khakasia, Viktor Zimin, said he was personally supervising the investigation and "no one is hiding anything."

8 RusHydro has said the damage could take up to two years to repair, and Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko estimated the cost could run to at least 40 billion rubles ($1.2 billion).

CLARIFICATION / ÉLUCIDATION
title	titre
extra shift	équipe supplémentaire shift désigne 1/ une journée de travail (d'une équipe), 2/ une équipe (succédant à une autre dans le temps)
extra shift planned to speed up...	comprendre extra shift is planned to speed up... to plan (tr) = prévoir, projeter to speed up (vc) (tr) (sped² ou speeded²) = accélérer
S. Siberian power plant repair	empilement ! en 1 : repair; en 2 : S. Siberian power plant (avec en 2a : power plant, en 2b : S. Siberian) S. Siberian est mis pour South Siberian power plant = centrale électrique, centrale de production d'énergie
par. 1	par. 1
Khakasia	il s'agit de la Khakassie (république autonome de Russie située dans le sud de la Sibérie centrale)
Ria Novosti	il s'agit d'une agence de presse russe
the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station	empilement ! en 1 : hydroelectric station (avec en 1a : station, en 1b : hydroelectric), en 2 : Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station = centrale hydroélectrique
following (prép.)	à la suite de
on August 17	noter l'emploi de la préposition on (en français : le 17 août)
... is to be carried out	le sujet est Work au tout début de la phrase is to + infinitif présent ou passé marque la prévision (traduction par « doit ») to carry out (vc) (tr) effectuer
in three shifts	par trois équipes, selon le système des 3 x 8
the acting CEO	le PDG temporaire acting (a) = temporaire CEO : initiales de chief executive officer
par. 2	par. 2
at the current time	à l'heure actuelle current (fa) = actuel
it is highly likely that...	il est fort probable que...
three-shift working system	empilement ! en 1 : working system (avec en 1a : system, en 1b : working), en 2 : three-shift working system = organisation du travail
reasoning (nv)	raisonnement
behind the move	à l'origine de la mesure behind (prép.) = derrière move = initiative, mesure
influx (fa)	afflux
the current 12-hour shifts	empilement ! en 1 : 12-hour shifts (avec en 1a : shifts, en 1b : 12-hour), en 2 : current shift a ici le sens de journée de travail
par. 3	par. 3
disaster (fa)	catastrophe, sinistre
to occur (intr)	se produire, survenir, arriver
the plant's 10 hydroelectric generators	comprendre the 10 hydroelectric generators of the plant plant (fa) = centrale (n)
surge of water	vague
to shatter (tr)	fracasser
to flood (tr)	inonder
additional (fa)	supplémentaire
agreement	accord
the main contractor	le maître d'œuvre main (a) = principal
to try and speed up	traduire comme s'il y avait to try to speed up
water sluice	vanne
to take the strain off the main station	soulager la pression sur (off est ici une préposition et non une postposition) strain = pression
par. 4	par. 4
to involve (tr)	concerner
to restore (tr)	restaurer (noter la différence d'orthographe)
support (fa)	élément porteur
concrete casing	enveloppe de béton
to damage (tr)	endommager
severely (adv)	gravement
par. 5	par. 5
locals (n pl)	les gens du cru
plant management	la direction de l'usine, les dirigeants de l'usine
to seek (tr)	chercher
to pay attention to	faire attention à
condition (fa)	état
charge (fa)	accusation
to dismiss (tr)	rejeter, écarter
power plant representative	empilement ! en 1 : representative, en 2 : power plant representative (n) = représentant
par. 6	par. 6
the prime minister	le premier ministre
to supervise (tr)	superviser
investigation	enquête
to hide (tr) (hid, hidden)	cacher, dissimuler
par. 7	par. 7
the damage (sg)	les dégâts (pl)
to take up two years to repair	nécessiter jusqu'à deux années pour être réparé
Energy Minister Sergei Shmatho	noter l'absence d'article défini, comme pour un titre
to run (intr) (ran, run)	(pour des coûts) monter jusqu'à
billion (angl. amér.)	milliard

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