Indeed, the Sayano-Shushenskaya dam is itself a monument to remarkable ingenuity and determination, yet it is also a reminder of the tenuousness of human control over nature’s power.

Last August, a major failure occurred at Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric dam in Russia. 75 people were killed, many were injured and 40 tons of oil were spilled in the Yenisei river.

Indeed, the Sayano-Shushenskaya dam is itself a monument to remarkable ingenuity and determination, yet it is also a reminder of the tenuousness of human control over nature’s power.

A view from the dam of the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station on the Yenisei River, where a turbine failure killed 75 people and crippled the facility, leaving hundreds of thousands ...

MOSCOW, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko estimates that repairs to the damaged Siberian Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station will take up to five years. Rosbalt ...

Rescuers work in the debris of the damaged dam of Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station near the Siberian village of Cheryomushki, about 520 km (323 miles) south of Krasnoyarsk, August ...

A general view shows the damaged dam of Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station near Siberian village of Cheryomushki, about 520 km (323 miles) south of Krasnoyarsk, August 17, 2009.

The Sayano-Shushenskaya station, the largest power plant in Russia, suffered a catastrophic accident on August 17 that flooded engine and turbine rooms and caused an explosion that killed at least ...

Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam was completed in 1978 and the structure spans the Yenisei River in the Siberian region. It is one of the tallest dams, towering 242 meters (794 feet).

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MOSCOW -- A region in Siberia that had called for the renationalization of Russia's biggest hydroelectric dam agreed to drop its demands, ending a dispute that had dealt a blow to investor ...