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Kola NPPs reactor no.4 shut down for repairs
Publish date: April 18, 2005
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Kola NPPs reactor no.4 shut down for repairs
Unit ¹ 4 was shut down for the planned preventive maintenance service on March 19 in accordance with the schedule.
The repairs should take 40 days and finish on April 27. The reactor should receive fresh nuclear fuel during the maintenance. The equipment inside the reactor and the turbines will be also inspected, RIA-Novosti reported. The other three units at the Kola NPP remain in operation.
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