Gori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 Halted Due to Crane, Now Restored to Normal Operation

April 23 Power Generation Halted, Resumed April 30, Reached 100% Output at 23:08 on May 1

Gori Nuclear Power Plant in Gijang-gun, Busan. The far left is Gori Unit 2.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Gori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, which had its power generation halted due to a crane, has resumed normal operation.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. Gori Nuclear Headquarters (Head Kim Jun-seok) announced, "The inspection of the cause of the malfunction at Gori Unit 2 (Pressurized Water Reactor type, 650,000 kW class), which stopped power generation on the 23rd, has been completed, and after resuming power generation on April 30, it reached 100% normal operation output at 23:08 on May 1."

The Gori Headquarters confirmed that the cause of the reactor shutdown was the operation of the transmission line protective relay due to inadequate management of crane work.

To prevent recurrence of similar cases, the Gori Headquarters decided to establish a crane work prohibition zone around the transmission lines.

They also announced that short-term measures such as conducting maintenance work management and risk reassessment training, as well as strengthening safety management of non-resident partner companies, have been completed.

In the future, they plan to additionally implement revisions to procedures and improvements to the access management system for special vehicles such as cranes.

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