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The announcement was made by the International Energy Agency, notes iaea.com. The Finnish nuclear authorities have reported that radiation levels have increased inside nuclear power plants, but have not been detected outside. The situation is under control, the Finns say, but there will be more investigations in the coming hours and days.
The IAEA monitors the situation in Olkiluoto
The IAEA has stated that it is in constant dialogue with STUK and will provide more information as it becomes available.
The problem appeared around 1:00 p.m., at Power Plant No. 2, and the nuclear reactor was urgently stopped.
“There are no signs of a fuel leak and there are no more exceptional levels of radiation inside the plant,” STUK said in a statement.
Despite the statement, the Finnish authorities made public statements and requested that all necessary details be presented to them. “This is a significant and exceptional incident, so we consider it important to provide accurate information,” said Finnish Minister Aino-Kaisa Pekonen.
According to Reuters, the rapid increase in radiation could come from contaminated filter material that has made its way into the cooling system.
According to the Finnish authorities, the high level of radiation was detected in a room where normally higher values are recorded and no company employees were exposed to radiation.
The Olkiluoto nuclear power plant has a capacity of 890 megawatts.
Following this incident, the price of electricity in Finland rose to 2,000 euros per megawatt hour.
