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According to the ministry, the nuclear reactor was shut down as planned.
“At the end of the power start-up phase of the nuclear power plant, the planned disconnection of the first power unit from the electrical system was carried out and the reactor was shut down. All systems and equipment are being tested and will continue until December 11, “the report read.
A few days ago, the portal ecohome-ngo.by published a statement about the anti-nuclear campaign in Belarus that cooperates with the Astrava nuclear power plant on security issues. According to him, during the hydraulic tests of the first reactor, a serious accident occurred: the tank of the emergency cooling system was severely damaged.
According to the portal, an attempt is being made to repair the tank to avoid recognition of the accident, although it needs to be replaced. Therefore, the reactor works without an emergency cooling system – it is being tested, the power is being increased, which poses a very serious incident.
The Belarusian Ministry announced the start of hydraulic testing of the first reactor at the Astrava nuclear power plant on September 7. When they were completed it was not officially announced.
The Belarusian anti-nuclear campaign has contacted the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Protection (Gosatomnadzor) of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, but has denied the incident.
The first reactor at the Astrava nuclear power plant, which was connected to the Belarusian power system on November 3 and shut down on November 8, resumed operation after a week and a half hiatus on November 19.
Belarusian media reported after the November 8 incident that several voltage transformers had exploded at the power station and as a result the first turbine of the reactor had shut down. On November 19, the Belarusian Ministry of Energy confirmed to the Belarusian news agency Belta that the first reactor was reconnected to the grid after the replacement of voltage transformers and other works.
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