Hanul Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 Shutdown ... Safety Maintained, No Radiation Leakage
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwi-yeol] Hanul Nuclear Power Headquarters announced that at around 1:26 a.m. on the 13th, Hanul Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5, a pressurized water reactor type, automatically shut down.
It is known that the power generation stopped as one of the 1 million kW reactor coolant pumps of Hanul Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 stopped operating that day.
The Reactor Coolant Pump (RCP) is a pump that provides forced circulation flow to remove heat generated in the core during power plant operation.
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Hanul Headquarters is analyzing the cause of the shutdown and stated that there is no external radiation leakage due to the shutdown and the power plant remains in a safe condition.
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