Short-circuit closes Russian nuclear plant

Radiation levels at and near the nuclear plant remain unchanged after the reactor was shut down, says company.
Photo: ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP / AFP
Photo: ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP / AFP
BY RITZAU

Russian nuclear power plant Kalinin has shut down three out of four reactors after a transformer short-circuited Thursday, informs Russian utility Rosenergoatom in a press statement, which elaborates that the first, second and fourth reactors have been taken offline, reports news agencies Reuters and AFP.

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