16 May 2015 22:31

Ukraine nuclear plant unit reconnected to grid as flaw removed - statement

KYIV. May 16 (Interfax) - Generating Unit No. 4 of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant was reconnected to Ukraine's electricity grid at 7 p.m. on Saturday after being disconnected in the morning by an automated protection system that detected a flaw in the turbine, the plant said.

The flaw had been removed, it said.

"The unit is gaining power. At the moment three generating units are in operation," the plant said in a statement.

The plant said the radiation level on its premises and in the 2.5-kilometer sanitary protection zone around it was normal, between 8 and 12 micro-roentgen per hour.

The unit was disconnected from the grid at 10:46 a.m.