Switzerland's first nuclear power plant shutdown due to main pump failure

Summary: According to reports, the No. 2 reactor at the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Switzerland’s first nuclear power plant, which has been in operation for more than 40 years, was shut down due to a failure of the main pump on the 23rd. In the next few days, the reactor is being shut down for renovation. In a communique issued by the Swiss company Akzo Energy on the 24th, the No. 2 reactor at the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Dettingen, which is operated by the company, was shut down due to the failure of the main pump on the night of the 23rd.

The reactor is still in the process of shutting down the entire inspection, while the AXS report still says that the fault occurred in the sealed system of the No. 2 reactor main pump, and the nuclear reactor operation group decided to take preventive measures and manually shut down. Troubleshooting takes a few days after the main pump system cools down.

So far, the No. 1 reactor at Beznau Nuclear Power Station has not been affected, but at the same time, the company reported to the Federal Government of Switzerland and the Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate that the failure of reactor No. 2 should not constitute a problem for local people. Certain threats.

On February 8, this year, a nuclear power plant of Switzerland's FMB Energy Company had this automatic shutdown. The reason was that at the time of routine inspections of nuclear power plants, a series of measures were taken to interrupt the water supply system and cause reactor shutdown. . In fact, Switzerland has been using nuclear power since 1969. There are now four nuclear power plants. This year, about two nuclear power plants have failed. Then Switzerland may conduct a review. These power plants account for 41% of the country's total electricity consumption. Is it something that should be done?