MOSCOW (AP) - One unit of Ukraine's
Zaporozhiya nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe,
has been taken offline because of generator problems.
State nuclear power company
Energoatom says the unit was disconnected from the
electricity net early Sunday to prevent internal damage to
the generator. It did not give further details, but said
radiation in the area is within acceptable limits.
It is the second time this month that a unit at the plant
has been taken out of service. The earlier unit, different
from the one affected Sunday, was restored to service after
several days.
Concern about nuclear energy remains high in Ukraine because
of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The 6,000-megawatt
Zaporozhiya plant's six reactors are of a different design
than the one that exploded at Chernobyl.
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