Functional occasion at Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station
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The Nuclear Emergency Committee Office of the Guangdong Province informed the Security Bureau of a functional occasion at Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station (LNPS), a Security Bureau representative stated today (May 10).
On May 7, Unit 1 of LNPS was going through a prepared overhaul for refueling. Throughout regular screening, station personnel from another location closed among the cooling water seclusion valves of the standby devices from the primary control space to change the cooling water circulation, and restored it to typical status on the very same day. Given that the seclusion valve stayed closed for a period surpassing the requirement of the technical spec, this occasion was categorized as a Level 0 discrepancy on May 8 in accordance with the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale and the appropriate nuclear security policies.
Throughout the above occasion, Unit 1 stayed in a safe condition, the 3 security barriers stayed undamaged and there was no release of radioactive compounds. This variance did not impact the security of the Unit, the health of the employees, the neighboring public or the environment.
The Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co Ltd has actually reported the pertinent circumstance to the nuclear security regulative authority in a prompt way, and will carry out internal experience feedback. It has actually likewise launched the information of this occasion on its site (www.dnmc.com.cn) (Chinese just), which can be seen in the “operational events” area under the “nuclear and radiation safety information” page of the site.