NSSC: "Wolseong Unit 3 Automatically Shutdown Due to Fire... Incident Investigation Launched"
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission announced on the same day that it received a report from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power that Wolseong Unit 3 automatically shut down at around 12:09 PM on the 19th.
Wolseong Unit 3 was reported to have automatically shut down due to a circuit breaker failure caused by a fire in the power system.
Currently, Wolseong Unit 3 is maintaining a stable condition, and it has been confirmed that there are no abnormal radiation monitor alarms or external leaks.
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The NSSC Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Regional Office is inspecting the site safety immediately after the incident (12:22 PM), and the NSSC has dispatched experts from the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) for a detailed investigation of the incident.
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