Romania’s Nuclearelectrica Cracked Water Pipe Fixed By Tue

Romanian Nuclearelectrica, operator of the country's sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, on Sunday said specialists are fixing a cracked water pipe at one of its nuclear reactors and the unit will be restarted on June 2.

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It said inspection revealed a pore on one of the water pipes and repairs and further routine checkups are ongoing.

On Saturday, Nuclearelectrica shut down Unit 1 of its Cernavoda nuclear power plant due to the cracked water pipe.

Given that Cernavoda’s second unit is currently undergoing overhauling works, the plant does not produce any megawatt of energy, Nuclearelectrica general manager Pompiliu Budulan said.

However, Nuclearelectrica will buy energy on the country’s OPCOM energy market to honor its obligations.

The Cernavoda nuclear power plant has two 700-megawatt reactors, which provide around 17% of the country's power needs. Romania plans to build another two reactors at Cernavoda, which are scheduled to become operational by 2015-2016.

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