Nuclear News Ticker - November 13, 2020 AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 13.11.2020 The reason for the shutdown of the first power unit of the Belarusian NPP on November 8, according to preliminary data, was a breakdown of electrical equipment. After replacing the transformers, the unit can resume power supply next week. The Leningrad NPP's nuclear engineers connected the innovative VVER-1200 power unit No.6 to the heat and hot water supply of Sosnovy Bor and its industrial site. The power unit 5 with the VVER-1200 reactor of the Leningrad NPP was stopped for scheduled maintenance jn November 12, 2020. Topics: Belarus, Leningrad NPP, Nuclear News Tickers Other news: Rosatom starts production of rare-earth magnets for wind power generation The first sets of magnets have been manufactured and shipped to the customer. Unit No. 1 at the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant has been brought to minimum control power Minimum control power level is reached when neutron flux is recorded in a reactor working at a level sufficient to sustain a fission chain reaction. WANO appoints Robert Gambrill as Director of WANO Atlanta Centre He has formally replaced Russ Brian. |
Hero of the day Belarusian-1 has been connected to the grid The first kilowatt-hours of electric energy delivered by the Belarus NPP to the unified power grid system is a landmark to manifest the beginning of the nuclear age for the Republic of Belarus. INTERVIEW
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