Preventive shutdown of Krško Nuclear Power Plant

The Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK), which operated continuously from the completion of the outage in 2022, performed a precautionary shutdown. The operating crew detected an increased leak in the primary system within the containment building. The leak has no repercussions on employees or surrounding residents and the environment and it remains below the limits of the Technical Specifications.

The shutdown is needed to determine the exact source of the leak and the measures to fix it. Therefore, the operating crew began a controlled gradual reduction of power, and the plant was shut down in the morning hours.