Ukrenergo responds to information on power unit outage at South Ukrainian NPP
Kyiv • UNN
The CEO of Ukrenergo commented on the information about the emergency situation at the South Ukrainian NPP, referring to the IAEA report confirming the abnormal situation in the operation of the transformer that led to the power unit shutdown.
Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Chairman of the Board of NPC Ukrenergo, reacted to the spread of information about the emergency situation at the South Ukrainian NPP, noting that during martial law and during constant enemy attacks, the situation at specific power facilities cannot be commented on publicly. Kudrytsky said this during a briefing, UNN reports.
During martial law and constant enemy attacks, we cannot comment publicly on the situation at specific energy facilities. We have always adhered to this principle and continue to do so. Therefore, I cannot comment on this situation in any way, except for the fact that there is official information, information from the IAEA. I think that's all we need to say
Context
In the IAEA confirmed the fact of a temporary shutdown of one of the power units at the South Ukrainian NPP. The Agency said in a statement that last week, the second unit of the South Ukrainian NPP was temporarily shut down after electrical protections tripped due to a problem with a transformer in an open 330 kV switchgear located outside the NPP site.
Recall
On the night of July 16, the reactors of the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant were out of service for almost 12 hours due to an emergency, according to media reports citing sources in the Servant of the People parliamentary faction.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine emphasized that all Ukrainian nuclear power plants were operating normally. However, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak published a response from Ukrenergoto his appeal. The letter from Ukrenergo also confirms the violations in the operation of the South Ukrainian NPP, which led to the shutdown of the thousandth power unit.
