Nuclear power plant shutdown in December caused by human operation error Fri 12th February 2021 | 07:20 PM
HELSINKI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Feb, 2021 ) :An automatic emergency shutdown of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in southwestern Finland on Dec. 10 was caused by a human operation error, not any technological fault or equipment breakdown, the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) reported on Friday.
This was the first emergency shutdown of a nuclear plant in Finland, since the start of using nuclear energy in the national power grid in the mid-1970s.
STUK explained that during maintenance a pump had been stopped, and when it was restarted improperly water had started going in the wrong direction, causing erroneous entry of hot water to the reactor cooling system.
Finland n-power plant shutdown in Dec due to human error
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Thu, Feb 11 2021 12:48 IST |
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Helsinki, Feb 11 : The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has confirmed that an automatic emergency shutdown of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant on December 10, 2020, was due to human error and not because of a technological fault or equipment breakdown.
In a statement on Wednesday, the STUK said that was the first emergency shutdown of a nuclear plant in the country, since the beginning of using nuclear energy in the national power grid in the mid-1970s, reports Xinhua news agency.