Surat

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, a Government of India enterprise today in a statement said that Unit-1 of Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in south Gujarat which was operating at its rated power was shutdown at about 9.00 hours today.

The statement further reads, “consequent to a small leak in Primary Heat Transport(PHT) System, the reactor was shut down as intended as per design provisions.”

All safety systems are working as intended. The radioactivity/raditation levels in the plant premises and outside are normal, the statement said.

KAPS-1&2 consists of two units of pressurized heavy water reactor of 220 MWe each.

The statement was signed by site director Shri Lalit Kumar Jain.

Meanwhile it is learnt that all employees are asked to remain in the premises till further notice as investigation is going on into cause of automatic shutdown following leakage of coolant.

No radiation within or around the plant at Kakrapar: Collector

Surat

District Collector of Tapi in south Gujarat today interacting to media persons clarified that there was no radiation within or around the Kakrapar Atomic Energy plant today morning as thanks to the inbuilt safety system, the unit shut down automatically after leakage which was negligible.

Collector Dr Rajendrakumar further said that the leakage in primary heat transport system of unit-1 has not caused any problem. Core cooling process of reactor is on. Site director is in contact.

He said there’s no reason for worry or fear unnecessarily.

– DeshGujarat