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Leningrad NPP’s chief engineer fired after malfunctions
Publish date: February 20, 2009
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Leningrad NPP’s chief engineer fired after malfunctions
The Leningrad NPP’s chief engineer Oleg Chernikov was fired from the top position after the commission from the Russian Energoatom concern found the reasons for the plant’s malfunctions in January.
Last month two reactors were shutdown by the automatic safety system. Energoatom claims the malfunctions did not influence on the plant’s safety, but led to the electricity generation reduction for over $2m. Reactor no.3 was out of operation from January 9th til January 13th after the automatic safety shutdown system was triggered. Reactor no.4 was under repairs from January 15th till January 24th. The automatic safety shutdown system was triggered on this reactor during the launch operation on January 22nd.
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Russia plans to restart Ukraine’s war-torn Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russian president Vladimir Putin has told the United Nations atomic energy watchdog that Russia plans to restart Ukraine’s embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, currently occupied by Russian troops and technicians, fueling worries about a serious nuclear accident on the front lines of a grinding military conflict.
Press Release – New Regulation on Construction Products adopted: first EU-level rules for green public procurement of building materials
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium – Today, the European Parliament approved the newly revised Construction Products regulation (CPR)...
Reactor building at Ukrainian nuclear plant hit during recent attacks
Recent attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "mark the beginning of a new and gravely dangerous front of the war," the UN atomic agency's director general said last week.