Bulgaria’s solely nuclear energy plant will shut down certainly one of its reactors on Saturday — its third stoppage up to now this yr — after a leak of radioactive coolant was found.

Two earlier incidents together with generator malfunctions at Kozloduy’s reactors, positioned in northwest Bulgaria on the Danube River, have triggered shutdowns in June and October.

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The leak on the Kozloduy Nuclear Energy Plant was inside security limits when it was detected final week in a steam generator, its operator stated on Friday, including that it had determined to observe the reactor on the time.

Kozloduy NPP stated Friday that it determined to “shut down the reactor earlier than the boundaries within the technological regulation will probably be reached”.

It added that there was “no change within the radiation scenario within the working areas and at Kozloduy’s web site”.

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Reactor 6 is because of be switched off on Saturday morning. It was not instantly clear when it will be reconnected to the grid.

Kozloduy’s second energetic reactor, the 1,000-megawatt unit 5, was working at full capability.

Kozloduy generates a few third of the nation’s electrical energy and is significant for Bulgaria’s vitality safety particularly throughout winter months.