Gori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 Reactor Shutdown ... Internal Circuit Breaker Damage at the Power Plant

No External Radiation Impact Due to Burnout

Gori Nuclear Power Plant, Gijang-gun, Busan.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The reactor at Gori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 in Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, was shut down due to damage to an internal circuit breaker.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters announced on the 4th that at around 6:05 PM on the 3rd, a burnout occurred in the internal circuit breaker of the 650,000 kW pressurized water reactor Gori Unit 2, causing the reactor to shut down.

There is no radiation impact from the reactor shutdown, and the stopped reactor is reported to be maintaining a stable condition.

The Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters is investigating the cause of the burnout in the circuit breaker.

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