{"id":119105,"date":"2024-12-19T22:38:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T19:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/119105\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"nuclear-plant-disconnects-power-unit-from-grid","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/119105\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear plant disconnects power unit from grid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bel_AES_POZ_Archive_1440-5347.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bel_AES_POZ_Archive_1440-5347.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bel_AES_POZ_Archive_1440-5347-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bel_AES_POZ_Archive_1440-5347-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bel_AES_POZ_Archive_1440-5347-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n        File photo         <span>(Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 19, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The second power unit of the Astraviec Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has been temporarily disconnected from the grid after a sensor was triggered, the Belarusian energy ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A decision to disconnect the unit from the grid was taken to run standard diagnostics on the sensors of support systems,&#8221; the ministry said in a statement. &#8220;Relevant work is underway at the NPP. It does not affect the safety of the plant or its equipment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry did not clarify when the power unit was disconnected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier today, the <em>Zerkalo<\/em> news portal reported that the NPP&#8217;s two nuclear power units have not produced electricity for two weeks. &#8220;While the first unit is undergoing scheduled repairs, the second one has been disconnected because of a faulty circuit that carries radioactive water,&#8221; the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/golovchenko_lihachev_minsk_sovmin_1128x752_20241126-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/golovchenko_lihachev_minsk_sovmin_1128x752_20241126-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/golovchenko_lihachev_minsk_sovmin_1128x752_20241126-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/golovchenko_lihachev_minsk_sovmin_1128x752_20241126-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/golovchenko_lihachev_minsk_sovmin_1128x752_20241126-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/golovchenko_lihachev_minsk_sovmin_1128x752_20241126.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Minsk, Rosatom expanding nuclear non-power cooperation<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 26, Pozirk. Belarus and Russia&#039;s Rosatom plan to expand non-power nuclear and non-nuclear cooperation, Belarusian Prime Minister Raman Ha\u0142o\u016d\u010danka has announced following his meeting with Rosatom&#039;s CEO Alexei Likhachev in Minsk. The document to that effect, expected to be &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/115446\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 19, Pozirk. The second power unit of the Astraviec Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has been temporarily disconnected from the grid after a sensor was triggered, the Belarusian energy ministry reported. &#8220;A decision to disconnect the unit from the grid was taken to run standard diagnostics on the sensors of support systems,&#8221; the ministry said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":10415,"template":"","rubric":[17,30],"class_list":["post-119105","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nuclear plant disconnects power unit from grid | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 19, Pozirk. 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