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“Last Saturday, we received information about a possible incident and related malfunction of the backup cooling system of the first reactor of the Belarusian nuclear power plant,” the NGO said in a statement.
According to Ekodom, the information reached them that the accident occurred at the end of the hydrological test of the plant, when an unopened valve caused damage to the cooling system tank during pumping at the end of the tests.
Reuters / Photo by Scanpix / The unsafe Astrava nuclear power plant that is emerging on the Lithuanian border is the result of the failure of an international coalition, especially to cooperate with Poland.
Warns that it could cause a Fuchishima-type accident
According to the organization, since this change amounts to acknowledging an accident, workers at the power plant are trying to repair it on site.
Ekodom says it received other information in September and October from various sources that indirectly confirms the fact of the accident.
He claims that after submitting a request to the Belarusian nuclear regulator for comment on the situation on October 13, he denies the existence of emergency situations at the Astrava nuclear power plant.
However, Ekodom says the incident information deserves more attention and additional scrutiny because it is likely to be true and the reactor is operating without proper cooling.
“This is not acceptable and could lead to a serious accident of the Fukushima type, so we demand the immediate stop of all test work, the closure of the reactor power plant and an investigation of the incident,” the report says. .
Reuters / Photo by Scanpix / Astravo Nuclear Power Plant
“The energy ministry has no official information on this incident,” he added. 15 minutes said Advisor to the Minister of Energy Aurelija Vernickaitė.
Meanwhile, Asta Mensonė, representative of the State Atomic Energy Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) 15 minutes reported that VATESI had asked the Belarusian Emergency Ministry for detailed information on failures of said cooling system of the reserve reactor of Unit 1, the status of this system and the impact of possible failures in guaranteeing the safety of Unit 1 of the Belarus nuclear power plant during its commissioning work.
Representative of the Environmental Protection Agency Lina Gaidžiūnaitė 15 minutes He said that the radiation background in Lithuania has not changed recently.
“Exploited” transformers
In early November, another incident occurred at the Astrava NPP, which caused the newly inaugurated power plant to stop generating electricity for several days.
Belarusian media later said that the incident occurred after the explosion of several voltage regulating transformers. This information was not confirmed by public authorities.
Photo by Scanpix / Astravo Nuclear Power Plant
The Astrava power station began generating electricity on November 3. Lithuania immediately stopped marketing Belarusian electricity to financially complicate the operation of the power plant.
Currently, there is a wide debate in Lithuania about whether the Belarusian electricity boycott is really working.
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