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Publish date: November 21, 2007
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Two days before on November 11th, this turbine generator was shut down by the safety automatic system. The reasons for shutdown are unknown. It was the second malfunction at the Novovoronezh NPP this month.
On November 3, unit no.3 was shut down by the automatic safety system after malfunction in the control circuits.
Presently, units 3 and 5 are operating at full capacity; unit 4 is under planned repairs. The radiation background at the plant and in the nearby area is normal.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Kazakhstan voted in a referendum last weekend on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, and an exit poll showed voters backed the idea promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's cabinet in an effort to phase out coal plants.
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