Chernobyl: What about reactors after the 1986 catastrophe – Is there a danger for Greece?

New announcement on the situation at its nuclear power plant Chernobyl by the Hellenic Atomic Energy Commission, which informs whether Greece is affected by the situation prevailing in the nuclear installation after the blackout.

The power outage caused great concern, with the Hellenic Atomic Energy Commission initially noting that: “the supply of Nuclear power plant electricity is now supplied by generators».

The Commission then states: “It is noted that all Chernobyl reactors were gradually shut down after the catastrophe of 1986. Today, the nuclear facilities in this area include: spent fuel storage tank, spent fuel dry storage facility, solid and liquid waste storage facilities for further processing, three reactors under dismantling, damaged 4 damaged (carnivore).

«There is absolutely no question of radiological risk»

The loss of external power supply that has occurred has a negative impact on safety operations, however, given the characteristics of the installation, can not cause critical consequences.

There is absolutely no issue of radiological danger for Greece from this event, which, based on available specialized analyzes, does not seem to pose a significant risk even at the local level.“, The Hellenic Atomic Energy Committee typically states in its new update.

Source: News Beast

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