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Event Report Forms (ERFs) are filed to the IAEA. Sometimes there are multiple event reports, updating the rating, the event description. Here you only see the latest event report

ERF send date: Mon, 08-01-1996
ERF description: On January 7, 1996 Ignalina-2 was under normal operation at the thermal power of 3400 MW. Electrical power of Turbogenerators TG-3/4 was 700 MW/350 MW respectively. At 11:05 am during a routine room patrol leakage was found in a bleed water return pipeline. The leakage was located in a region of a 10 mm diameter pressure tap tube which cannot be cut off.
As required by the Technical Specifications Unit 2 was unloaded and shut down at 14:35. The deviation caused neither on-site nor off-site radiation impcat.
The reactor has been cooled down to enable repairs. It will take at least 5 days to remedy the defect.
INES rating - 0.
Justification:
Table II-A.1 of INES user's Manual
ERF rating date: 08-01-1996
ERF contact person: MR. S. URBONAVICHIUS
ERF address: Lithuania
ERF affiliation: 4761 Ignalina, reg. Sniechkus

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