Emergency at Kursk nuclear power plant

The automatic security system turned off the third and the fourth turbogenerators of the second power unit at Kursk nuclear power plant on Monday night. The reasons for such a reaction of the system are being investigated. The plant’s chief engineer Alexandr Uvakin claimed: “The consequences of the emergency have not influenced the work of the plant. The radioactive emission level is lower that the normal one”.

At the same time experts warn that the frequent emergencies at Russian nuclear power plants may lead to another Chernobyl.

ITAR-TASS