It said Unit 1 would be shut down in a controlled manner to remedy an issue on the classic/secondary technological circuit.
The company also said “the controlled shutdown of Unit 1, initially announced for the night of January 15 to January 16, 2021, was postponed on January 15 to ensure the electricity production necessary to the National Energy System due to very low temperatures. Both the postponement of the controlled shutdown and the controlled shutdown do not impact nuclear safety, personnel or population, the remediation works being done in compliance with the specific procedures.”
Nuclearelectrica will communicate the date on which Unit 1 will be reconnected to the National Energy System.
Nuclearelectrica announced that the related remediation works did not have any adverse impact on the nuclear safety, the environment, the personnel or the population.