US EditionBelarus Nuclear Unit Shutdown Sparks Cooling System Alert
ASTRAVETS, BELARUS, JUL 17 – The shutdown was precautionary after an auxiliary cooling system deviation triggered an alarm, with Belarus reporting no safety or radiation threat during the routine check.
- On July 17, Belarus shut down the second reactor at its Astravyets facility after an automated system detected an irregularity in the cooling system.
- The shutdown followed a control system alarm triggered outside the reactor core, which Belarus and Rosatom described as routine with no safety threat.
- Lithuania, located 20 kilometers from Astravyets, reported no radiation changes but remains concerned due to lack of direct communication and past plant malfunctions.
- Julius Šiliukas of Lithuania’s Radiation Protection Centre confirmed aerosol monitoring stations show no anomalies and no emissions have reached Lithuania.
- The incident highlights ongoing reliability concerns about Astravyets, complicating Belarus’s nuclear-based energy strategy and regional security dynamics.
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Belarus Shuts Down Nuclear Unit After Cooling System Alert
Belarus disconnected the second unit of its Astravets nuclear power plant on July 17 after a control system detected a deviation in the reactor’s auxiliary cooling system. The Energy Ministry stated the alarm was triggered outside the reactor core and described the event as routine, with no threat to safety or radiation levels, according to Reuters. Russia’s Sputnik Belarus reported the incident in Russian-language coverage, citing official stat…
Belarus shuts down nuclear reactor, no radiation change in Lithuania
Lithuania’s Radiation Protection Centre said Thursday that no change in radiation levels has been detected in the country following the shutdown of a reactor at the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus late Wednesday.
The second of two units of Belarus' only nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the grid after an alarm was triggered due to a deviation in the cooling system in the non-nuclear part of the plant, the Belarusian Energy Ministry said.
Belarus Nuclear Unit Shutdown Sparks Cooling System Alert
Belarus Nuclear Unit Shutdown Sparks Cooling System Alert Belarus' energy ministry has reported the disconnection of the second unit at the nation's sole nuclear power station following an alarm triggered by a deviation in the cooling system of the non-nuclear section.Officials assured the public on Wednesday that the situation is under control, presenting no threat to the safe operation of the plant. This statement was released via the ministry…
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