Generator Malfunction Stops Bulgarian Nuclear Reactor

Generator Malfunction Stops Bulgarian Nuclear Reactor

Dec 29 - BBC Monitoring European

Text of report by Bulgarian Khorizont Radio on 29 December

[Announcer] One of the generators of the third reactor of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, switched off in the morning hours. Iva Antonova is on the telephone;

[Antonova] After the generator switched off the automatic protection was activated and the third reactor was stopped, the Kozloduy N-Plant Information Centre pointed out. The Information Centre also emphasized that all systems which guarantee the reactor's safety have functioned normally.

At the moment operations are being conducted to bring the reactor to its minimum capacity. The cause of the generator's malfunction has been established. It is expected that later on during the day the third reactor will be reconnected to the country's grid. According to the international system of assessing events at nuclear power plants, the event has been assessed at zero hazard level.

The Nuclear Regulation Agency has been informed about the third reactor stoppage.

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