OREANDA-NEWS. On April 23, 2007 the director general of the plant Oleg Krukov said that in 2006 the plant’s sales grew by 7,5% and totaled 8,06bln RUR. The net profit made up 659mln RUR, the capital investment - 1,65bln RUR, reported the press-centre of  TVEL. The economic effect of the plant’s production development and cost reduction program made up 310mln RUR. In 2006 the plant launched a new automated WWER-440 fuel rod production line and a unique galvanic line with a complex of treatment works. The line has helped the plant to minimize its impacts on the environment. The Council approved the preliminary results of 2006 and the tasks for 2007. Among the key tasks of this year are the production of fuel elements for floating NPPs and the introduction of an automated line for the production of BN-600 fuel rods.