The Croatian State Office for Radiological and Nuclear Safety said in a statement on Wednesday that production at the Slovenian-Croatian nuclear power plant Krsko had been suspended due to a minor fault in the plant's switchgear, but that the security of the plant was not threatened.
"A minor fault occurred in the switchgear, which was why the transmission of the produced electricity to the external grid was suspended. Under security protocols, in such cases, production in the plant is automatically suspended. The security of the plant and the insulation of the radioactive material was not jeopardised in any moment.
There was no leakage of radioactivity in the surrounding area," the Office said, adding that the information about the suspension of the plant's work was received via the State Alert Centre.
The Krsko nuclear power plant, too, issued a statement saying that it suspended production at 10.30 am and that the reason for it was an unexpected shutdown of a 380-kilovolt transmission line running to Zagreb. Spokesperson Ida Novak told press that the plant's operation was suspended safely and that it had no impact on the environment.
As soon as the reason for the sudden shutdown is established, the plant will be restarted again, Novak said.
