The short circuit occurred at 14:03 local time at 22 September 1991 in unit no. 6, while start-up tests of the generator were being carried out after annual outage. The short-circuit caused power to be cut off from units 6 and 5, which share a common electrical supply. An auxiliary power supply failed, but power to the safety systems was maintained by an emergency diesel generator. Repair work on the reserve system for electrical supply was started immediately. The event caused actuation of the reactor protection system. The fire broke out at 5:20 local time at 23 Sept. 1992 in a transformer housing room. It was caused by a short circuit in the breakers of the reserve transformers of unit 6 and happened during during a transfer to the reserve power supply. Both units are now supplied by diesel generators and work is underway to create a temporary reserve power supply scheme.
An analysis by the Norwegian NGO Bellona of transborder trade operations with the customs code 840130 (irradiated fuel assemblies or fuel elements) show a more than twofold increase of import to EU countries of fresh nuclear fuel in cash terms – from 280 million Euros in 2022 to 686 million Euros in 2023. In physical […]
The French government has said it is "seriously" studying the option of building a plant to convert and enrich reprocessed uranium to cut its reliance on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The only plant in the world that currently converts reprocessed uranium for use in nuclear power plants is in Russia. "The option of […]
Jan vd Putte quickly changed from dressing as the pied piper at the protest during the IAEA nuclear power conference to warn for the Russian nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom and its role in Ukraine.
Anke Herold, Executive Director Oeko-Institut, Freiburg (Germany), in Brussels about the claim to triple nuclear by 2050: IPCC scenarios vs forecast development of nuclear.
