Power plant event reported

October 17, 2022

The Security Bureau today said the Guangdong Nuclear Emergency Committee Office notified it about an operational event at Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station (LNPS).

 

On October 15, unit 4 of LNPS shut down safely and automatically due to activation of the unit's protection system.

 

The bureau explained that during an inspection, station staff found that the cause of the shutdown was a fault in a flow control board of the main feed water system in the secondary loop. They have now completed the repair work and the unit has resumed normal operation.

 

Throughout the event, the unit remained in a safe and controlled condition.

 

The bureau said the event was classified as a level 0 deviation in accordance with the International Nuclear & Radiological Event Scale, adding that it did not affect the unit’s safe operation, workers’ health, nearby public or the environment.

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