No harmful radiation has escaped, said report.
By Dileep Thekkethil
The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat has shut down its reactors following a leakage in one of the primary heat transport system of units.
According to sources inside the plant, the leakage was reported on Wednesday morning but no harmful radiation has escaped from the plant.
An official of the Kakrapar atomic power station was quoted by The Hindu saying, “Consequent to a small leak in primary heat transport (PHT) system, the reactor was shut down as intended as per design provisions.”
A statement issued by the site director of the plant Lalit Kumar Jain added, “all safety systems are working as intended. The radioactivity/radiation levels in the plant premises and outside are normal. Unit 1 of the Kakrapar atomic power station, which was operating at its rated power, had to be shut down at about 9 am today.”
Soon after the leakage was reported, the plant authorities informed the nodal agency for nuclear sector Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
In a statement, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) said the plant’s 220 MW pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) shut down automatically at around 9 a.m. following a leak in its coolant system.
Soon after this, a plant emergency was declared calling for a high alert for plant personnel and management, said AERB.
A team of experts have been appointed by KAPS for conducting an in-depth assessment while another team of experts sent by AERB is already the plant site.
APS is part of Indian atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). NPCIL has two 220 MW units there but the second unit is dysfunctional since July 2015.
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Hmmm…. Experiments with matter at atomic levels must be avoided, coz the world is connected together mysteriously with some serious quantum effects elsewhere.
However, most nuclear, religious & secrets of the heaven are shrouded in mystery.