In the autumn of 2017, nuclear plant employees from all across the globe will come to inspect the fourth unit of Rostov nuclear power plant and check whether it is ready to go critical. The new reactor is designed to make Southern Russia, including Crimea, energy secure, NPP Director Andrei Sidelnikov told the media. “There will be 25–30 experts from different countries to come and check the startup readiness of Unit 4. They will be nuclear power plant employees from the USA, UK, Iran, France, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and so on,” Sidelnikov explained. According to Pavel Tikhonov, a foreman at Rostov-4, fuel loading is scheduled for the autumn of 2017. The work is underway to complete the installation of the plant’s safety systems and check their operation.