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Slovenia Times
30. December, 2020
KrÅ¡ko – The KrÅ¡ko Nuclear Power Station (NEK) was shut down as a precaution on Tuesday after a powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit near the town of Petrinja, Croatia, shortly after midday. Such a shutdown is standard procedure in the event of a strong earthquake, NEK told the STA. NEK is located some 80 kilometres north-west of Petrinja.
NEK director Stane Rožman said the quake was strong enough to trigger a safe shutdown. The power station “is in safe mode without any consequences for the environment. All systems are functioning normally. We will conduct a systematic check of equipment and systems and plan a return to service within 24 hours.”