Rostov NPP was a fire
On the scientific and technical area of the Rostov NPP, 300 metres from the first unit, there was an ignition of hydrogen. The fire created a substantial risk of radiation contamination.
According to the version of the adept MES, ignition of hydrogen happened at 22:52 on capital time February 9, at the scientific-technical area, 300 metres from the first unit, on the valve receiver included in the combined gas cooling case. In the area of the accident was immediately sent fire and rescue Department.
"Events held at the conclusion of the broken receiver from a total system freeze, the overlap of technological pipelines and the displacement of hydrogen with an inert gas (nitrogen)," said the rescuer. At 00:33 fire was extinguished. "Victims, threats to personnel and population no danger of radiation contamination and violation of the scientific-technological progress no. On the international scale of nuclear events of INES, the event is evaluated as "level - 0, below scale, i.e., is not relevant for security. The radiation background on the industrial site of the plant and the surrounding area is in a normal state," he said, adept MES "Interfax".
Department of public relations of "Rosenergoatom" reported that the fire had no impact on the work of Rostov NPP. "Power units No. 1 and 2 operate at a nominal power level, the power unit No. 3 is located in the test mode and today carries the load in accordance with the reference method, as stated in the news.
Rostov NPP is a branch of JSC "Concern Rosenergoatom". The company is located on the banks of the Tsimlyansk reservoir, 13.5 km from the town. Here are operated reactors like VVER-1000 reactors with an installed capacity of one thousand megawatts. Unit No. 1 was put into commercial operation in 2001, unit No. 2 - in the beginning of December 2010. Put into operation the power unit No. 3 was held in early November 2014, while - at the beginning of December 2014. Today is the construction of unit # 4.
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