Repair work is underway at the
Krsko Nuclear Plant (NEK) in Slovenia to replace a damaged
section of a small pipeline in the primary system, which caused
a controlled shutdown on October 6. The repair is being carried
out by Westinghouse, the original equipment supplier for NEK
when it was built in the 1970s and early 1980s, according to
Slovenian news agency STA. NEK expects to be back on the grid by
mid-November. Preparations for removing fuel elements from the
reactor vessel have been completed, and all 121 core fuel
elements will be transferred to the spent fuel pool in the
coming days.
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