KIEV, December 14 (RIA Novosti) - A short-circuit in a turbine unit has caused an emergency shutdown in the fourth power unit of the Rivne nuclear power plant (NPP) in northwestern Ukraine, an NPP source said Wednesday.
The source said the incident had not affected the radiation situation at or around the NPP, and posed no threat to staff.
The Rivne NPP, Ukraine's first power plant equipped with a VVER-440 water-cooled reactor, has generated about 11-12 billion kilowatts per hour during recent years, accounting for 16% of the country's nuclear power.