Cernavoda NPP Unit 1 was shutdown in a controlled manner on the morning of October 16, 2022 in order to carry out adjustment works of certain parameters and protection limits of the electric generator, as per the report.
The controlled shutdown of Cernavoda NPP Unit 1 and the adjustment works were carried out in compliance with Cernavoda NPP procedures and they had no impact on the nuclear safety, environment, personnel or population, the report reads.
The nuclear power plant in Cernavoda (southeastern Romania) has two reactors of 700 megawatts each. Its output covers around a fifth of the country’s electricity needs.