The power of one of the power units of the Kozloduy NPP (located 200 km from Sofia), built with the participation of Soviet nuclear scientists, will be limited on August 21 due to the shallowing of the Danube River. This was announced by the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy.
The decision to reduce the power of reactor unit No. 5 by 120 MW is part of measures to ensure the safe operation of the NPP due to a critical decrease in the water level in the river.
The power of the power unit will be reduced for the first time in 52 years of the station's operation. Water from the Danube is used to cool steam in condensers located in the non-nuclear part of the power unit. The liquid is supplied by a special pumping station located on the river bank.
Kozloduy NPP was put into operation in 1974. The technical design of the station was developed by specialists from Teploelektroproekt (Moscow) and NIIPIES Energoproekt (Sofia). The number of power units is 6, with only No. 5 and No. 6 remaining operational. They are equipped with Soviet VVER-1000 reactors, each with a capacity of 1000 MW.
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