NIIGATA, Jan 23 (News On Japan) –
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings stated it should shut down the reactor on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture after a malfunction occurred whereas management rods had been being withdrawn throughout restart operations.
According to TEPCO, an alarm sounded at 0:28 a.m. on January twenty third whereas operators had been withdrawing management rods at Unit 6, indicating an issue with one rod, prompting them to droop the operation.
The firm changed electrical parts contained in the management and monitoring panel for the management rods, however the scenario didn’t enhance, and with the trigger anticipated to take time to establish, TEPCO determined to cease the reactor.
The plant stays secure and there’s no impression from radiation outdoors the ability, TEPCO stated.
TEPCO had begun withdrawing management rods at Unit 6 shortly after 7 p.m. on January twenty second, restarting the reactor for the primary time in 14 years, and confirmed it had reached a vital state during which nuclear fission reactions proceed.
Source: TBS