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Ekodom announced that it had received information about a possible emergency situation and the related failure of the cooling system of the backup reactor of the first power plant in Belarus. It is reported that at the end of the hydraulic tests at the nuclear power plant, the emergency cooling system tank of the first reactor was damaged at the end of the tests due to the unopened valve pumping the liquid. Read more about the possible incident itself here.
Giedrius Radvila, director of the Litgrid System Management Department, said officials in charge of the Belarusian nuclear power plant do not provide information about the incidents to Litgrid.
“Physical electricity flows are constantly monitored in the Lithuanian system control and data center. System data shows that the Astrava nuclear power plant has closed twice since the weekend: for the first time on Sunday, November 29. 8:52 pm Electricity generation and supply resumed on November 30 at 10:28 pm. 2:59 pm the same day. electricity generation has stopped again and has not yet resumed “, Delphi reported.
Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Delphi reported that there was no reason for the population to worry or take potassium iodide pills.
“The results of the environmental dose rate measurements provided by the radiation monitoring station system are constantly monitored, so that the population would be immediately informed about any imminent danger related to the spread of radioactive substances in the environment. .
Lithuania is constantly mobilizing foreign partners and continuing its actions in the European Union, international conventions and other international formats, seeking solutions to reduce the threats posed by the unsafe nuclear power plant in Belarus, ”said his comment.
Ramune Marija Stasiūnaitienė, Acting Director of the Radiation Protection Center, told Delfi that she was aware of the possible incident at the Belarusian nuclear power plant.
“However, I do not know how serious this incident is, but so far we do not feel its consequences for Lithuania, because the early warning stations did not register any increase in the natural background,” he said.
Asta Mensonė, adviser to the State Atomic Energy Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) for informing the public, told Delfi that he had contacted the Belarusian Ministry of Emergencies regarding information about a possible incident at the plant Belarusian nuclear power station, which appeared in the Belarusian media on November 30.
“Our goal is to obtain detailed information on the failures of the aforementioned Unit 1 standby reactor cooling system, the status of this system and the impact of possible failures on the safety of Unit 1 of the Belarusian nuclear power plant during their commissioning jobs, “he said.
The advisor to the Minister of Energy, Aurelija Vernickaitė, stated that she has no official information about this incident.
“To our knowledge, VATESI has contacted the Belarusian Ministry of Emergencies to obtain detailed information on the aforementioned failures,” he noted.
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