Accident at a nuclear power plant in Finland

Due to a serious emergency at the nuclear power plant, the second power unit was shut down. According to the authorities, the radiation situation is normal.

In the Finnish city of Olkiluoto, an emergency situation occurred at a nuclear power plant, as a result of which the second power unit of the nuclear power plant was shut down. The authorities assure that the radiation situation is normal, there are no emissions. This was reported by the Finnish Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority (STUK).

“The Office of Radiological and Nuclear Safety (STUK) received information on December 10 at about 1:00 p.m. about a serious emergency in the second unit of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant, which caused an emergency shutdown. Radiation from the plant nuclear did not enter the environment and the radiation situation in the environment is normal. ” , – says the message.

The station owner, Teollisuuden Voima, said the incident was under investigation.

Korrespondent.net wrote that electricity generation at nuclear power plants was stopped in Belarus. The plant turbine shut down due to the explosions of several voltage transformers in one of the units connected to the generator.

Let’s add, Lithuania sent a protest to Belarus over the nuclear power plant. The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands that the commissioning of the BelNPP be stopped until it complies with nuclear safety regulations and environmental requirements.

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