Damages at Slovenian Krsko Nuclear Power Plant repair
BELGRADE, October 24 – During the scheduled repair at the Slovenian Krško Nuclear Power Plant, damages of the fuel elements were detected. One of the fuel elements is broken, but it does not pose any threat to the environment, states the report by the national Nuclear Safety Administration.
A rod fragment nearly 50 centimeters long fell on the bottom of the spent fuel pool. According to Andrej Stritar, director of the Administration, there is no safety hazard as all the radioactive materials remained in the primary circuit of the reactor.
In coming days, French experts are to visit the NPP. They will use a special robot to examine the bottom of the pool, where other fuel elements could have fallen.
As Stritar stated, the breakdown causes are being clarified and a report will be prepared in this connection. According to him, the fuel elements could have been damaged by some small foreign objects that appeared to be in the water pool or they could have been caused by some manufacturing errors.
The Krško NPP, which is the only nuclear power plant on the territory of the former Yugoslavia, was commissioned in the mid-1980s. The NPP consumes American fuel produced by the Westinghouse company.--
A rod fragment nearly 50 centimeters long fell on the bottom of the spent fuel pool. According to Andrej Stritar, director of the Administration, there is no safety hazard as all the radioactive materials remained in the primary circuit of the reactor.
In coming days, French experts are to visit the NPP. They will use a special robot to examine the bottom of the pool, where other fuel elements could have fallen.
As Stritar stated, the breakdown causes are being clarified and a report will be prepared in this connection. According to him, the fuel elements could have been damaged by some small foreign objects that appeared to be in the water pool or they could have been caused by some manufacturing errors.
The Krško NPP, which is the only nuclear power plant on the territory of the former Yugoslavia, was commissioned in the mid-1980s. The NPP consumes American fuel produced by the Westinghouse company.--
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