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Bulgarian nuclear power plant running after repairs
Sofia (AFP) Sept 9, 2007 A 1,000-megawatt reactor at a Bulgarian nuclear power plant was Sunday reconnected to the national electricity grid after a short circuit put it out of action for a week. "Energy bloc No. 5 of NPP Kozloduy was switched back on to the country's electric energy grid at 02:04 am (2304 GMT) Sunday after repair," the plant's management said in a statement. A short circuit in the reactor's generator caused it to automatically switch off from the grid on September 1, forcing a total shutdown for repairs. No radiation leakage was reported. "By 11:00 am (0800 GMT) Sunday the capacity of the switched on 1,000-megawatt facility reached 520 megawatts and will continue to increase according to plan," the statement said. Meanwhile, authorities at the plant began to decrease the capacity of the other 1,000-megawatt reactor at the plant and were planning to switch it off later Sunday for refuelling. The two reactors are only ones of a total of six at Kozloduy left operational after Bulgaria agreed to mothball the four older 440-megawatt blocs before joining the European Union this year. The country, which used to be a major electricity exporter on the Balkans, is planning to make up for the lost capacity by constructing two more 1,000-megawatt reactors in Belene in the north. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Civil Nuclear Energy Science, Technology and News Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
French companies keen to build Lithuanian nuclear plant: minister
Vilnius (AFP) Sept 6, 2007French companies want to take part in the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, France's European affairs minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet said Thursday in Vilnius. |
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