The Ukrainian NPP unit with fuel in the U.S. is connected to the network after the restoration
The third unit of the South-Ukrainian nuclear power plant (NPP) reactor which occurred in March of loaded nuclear fuel is an American organization Westinghouse, ahead of time connected to the network after a planned recovery, informs on Thursday, the Ukrainian NPP operator Company " Energoatom ".
"On April 12. 38 unit? 3 South-Ukrainian nuclear power plant (NPP) ahead of time connected to the network after the middle of the planned restoration. The planned completion of the rehabilitation works - 5 April. Average scheduled maintenance of the unit? 3 NPP lasted 116 days ", - said in the report.
Transients connection unit of violations of the terms and rules of safe operation was not, emphasizes " Energoatom ". Background radiation at the site of the South-Ukrainian NPP is placed at the level of natural background values. Emissions of radioactive substances into the environment does not exceed the specified permissible values.
Experts NPP in March has uploaded the 1st batch of modernized fuel FA-WR production Westinghouse in the reactor of the unit.
A few years ago at the Czech Temelin NPP occurred depressurization of fuel elements production Westinghouse, after which the Czech Republic has not wanted from this vendor. In 2012-2013 for 2 units of the South-Ukrainian NPP were reported violations in the fuel assemblies of American manufacturing. It turned out that these violations were caused by structural defects Westinghouse.
Despite this, in 2014, Ukraine and Westinghouse agreed on the supply of U.S. nuclear fuel at certain blocks of Ukrainian nuclear power plants until 2020 (the main supplier of fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants is currently the Russian Company TVEL). Experts believe that Westinghouse in Ukraine operate only from its own business interests, and see in the decision of Kiev to apply for Ukrainian NPPs American fuel the danger of nuclear safety in the field.
South-Ukrainian NPP is located on the banks of the southern bug river in the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolaiv oblast. The station has 3 nuclear power plant VVER-1000 reactors with a total installed electrical capacity of 3000 MW.