The Russian Reactor of the Controversial Czech Nuclear Power Plant Was Shut Down and Disconnected From the Power Grid Following an Unexpected Problem

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In Temelín, it was not necessary to touch the atomic core to stop production. A defect on an electronic card of the control system was enough to disconnect the unit from the network, without leakage or nuclear incident. However, this new stop puts under the spotlight a Russian nuclear reactor grafted to an American electronic, a combination that its critics have been challenging for years.