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| 1 | 11/28/96 | Radiation leak while undergoing repairs |
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M. Bohdanov, Uryadovyy Kuryer (Kiev), 4 July 1996 |
| 3 | 4/24/96 | Radiation leak while air filters were replaced |
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"Small Radiation Release at Chornobyl," Reuters, 25 April 1996 |
| 1 | 11/17/95 | Pieces of fuel element leaked into cooling water |
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"Cover-up Charged in Worker Contamination at Chornobyl-1," Nucleonics Week, 14 March 1996, pp. 2-3 |
| 3 | 5/31/95 | Water leak from reactor circuit |
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Molod Ukrainy, 2 June 1995, p.1; in FBIS-SOV-95-109. |
| 3 | 1/29/95 | Emergency cooling system leak |
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"Chernobylskaya AES v Yanvarye," Vestnik Chornobylya, February 1995, p. 2 |
| 1 | 4/94 | Fuel spillage when a crane dropped a container |
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David R. Marples, "Nuclear Power in Ukraine: A Look at a Troubled Industry," The Ukrainian Weekly, 1 January 1995, p.2 |
| 3 | 4/94 | Cooling system defect |
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David R. Marples, "Nuclear Power in Ukraine: A Look at a Troubled Industry," The Ukrainian Weekly, 1 January 1995, p.2 |
KHMELNYTSKYY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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| 1 | 10/29/97 | Two malfunctions in the reactor's cooling system |
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UNIAN, 29 October 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-302 |
| 1 | 8/30/97 | Fault inside electricity generator |
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UNIAN, 30 August, 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-242.
UNIAN, 1 September 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-244 |
| 1 | 6/30/97 | Defect in auxiliary transformer on a 330 kV transmission cable | -- | N | -- | 90 minutes | UNIAN, 1 July 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-182 |
| 1 | 12/9/96 | Flaw in turbine regulating system caused a power fluctuation in the turbogenerator, which decreased pressure in Unit 1 |
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Interfax, 10 December 1996, in FBIS-SOV-96-239 |
| 1 | 10/12/96 | Water leak |
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UNIAN, 14 October 1996, in BBC Monitoring Service, 18 October 1996 |
| 1 | 7/26/96 | Steam pipe burst |
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Chrystyna Lapychak, "Two Accidents at Ukrainian Plant Kill Worker, Release Radiation," OMRI Daily Digest, 26 July 1996 |
| 1 | 7/26/96 | Radioactive water leaks into nitroglycerine storage area |
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Chrystyna Lapychak, "Two Accidents at Ukrainian Plant Kill Worker, Release Radiation," OMRI Daily Digest, 26 July 1996 |
| 1 | 1/21/96 | Short circuit shuts down reactor |
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Interfax, 19 February 1996, in "Russia: No.1 Unit at Khmelnytskyy Nuclear Plant Back in Operation," BBC Monitoring Service, 23 February 1996 |
| 1 | 1/11/96 | Failure of gas purification system releases radiation |
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"AES Radiation Leak," Eastern Economist, 15 January 1996, p.18 |
| 1 | 12/19/96 | Hydrogen leak in cooling unit |
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"Znovy Zaymannya Na AES: Tsyoho Razy Vodnyu," Holos Ukrainy, 21 December 1995, p.1 |
| 1 | 9/30/95 | Hydrogen leak in cooling unit |
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"Ukraine: Khmelnytskyy Nuclear Power Plant Back to Full Capacity," BBC Monitoring Service, in Reuter Insurance Briefing |
| 1 | 8/7/95 | False alarm shuts down reactor |
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"Otklyuchen Turbogenerator Pervogo Energobloka Khmelnitskyy AES," Segodnya, 22 August 1995, p.1 |
| 1 | 1/16/95 | Power supply failure of transducers |
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"Reactor at Khmelnitskyy Nuclear Plant Shut Down After Mishap," OMRI Daily Digest, vol.1, no. 12, 17 January 1995 |
| 1 | 7/21/94 | Shut-off signal turns on during tests |
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"Nuke Plant Malfunction Causes Scare," Intelnews, July 1994 |
| 1 | 7/19/94 | Problem in pipeline system |
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"Nuke Plant Malfunction Causes Scare," Intelnews, July 1994 |
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| 9/21/97 | Problem in the video monitoring system | -- |
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UNIAN, 22 September 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-265 |
| 8/2/97 | Cooling system failure | 1 |
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AFP, 8 August 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-220 |
| 6/4/97 | Damaged cooling system in the reactor's main transformer | -- |
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-- | Unscheduled shutdown, maintenance continued | UNIAN, 5 June 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-156 |
| 2/2/97 | Failure of the turbine protection system | -- |
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UNIAN, 22 February 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-036 |
| 5/16/96 | Leak of radioactive coolant |
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UPI, 20 May 1996; in "Two Nuclear Reactors Stopped," Executive News Service, 20 May 1996 |
| 3/16/96 | Turbogenerator shut down |
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UNIAN, 16 March 1996; in BBC Monitoring Service, 22 March 1996 |
| 9/21/95 | Water leak in turbo- generator |
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"Ukraine: Output at Ukraine's Rivne Power Station Hit by Shutdown," BBC Monitoring Service," 29 September 1995 |
| 9/21/95 | Emergency protection system shuts down reactor |
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"Ukraine: Output at Ukraine's Rivne Power Station Hit by Shutdown," BBC Monitoring Service," 29 September 1995 |
| 2/19/95 | Partially shut down when false signal warned of damage to generator |
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UNIAN, 20 February 1995; in FBIS-SOV- 95-034. |
| 9/7/94 | Hydrogen leak from generator casting |
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UNIAN, 8 September 1994; in FBIS-SOV-94-175. |
| 6/28/94 | Overheated ball-bearing stops Unit 2 |
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UNIAN, 29 June 1994; in FBIS-SOV-94-127. |
SOUTH UKRAINE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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| 1 | 8/29/97 | Fault in the cooling system allowed water to penetrate high voltage units |
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UNIAN, 30 August 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-242. "AES Blocks Repaired," Eastern Economist, 8 September 1997, p. 16 | |
| 3 | 6/3/97 | Examination of a flaw in the turbine equipment | -- | N | -- | Capacity declined | UNIAN, 4 June 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-155 | |
| 2 | 2/5/97 | Non-radioactive water leaked into the underground areas of the reactor | -- | N |
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Yes | UNIAN, 5 February 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-007 | |
| 1 | 12/24/96 | Emergency shutdown during safety system tests |
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"Ukraine Shuts Down Nuke Reactor," Washington Post, 24 December 1996 | |
| 5 (??) | 12/24/96 | Emergency shutdown during safety system tests |
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"Ukraine Shuts Down Nuke Reactor," Washington Post, 24 December 1996 | |
| 3 | 10/30/96 | Rise in radiation when reactor cover removed during repairs |
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UNIAN, 30 October 1996; in FBIS-SOV-96-211. | |
| 1 | 9/4/96 | Breakdown of purification system of turbine condenser |
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Intelnews, 5 September 1996, in "Accident Occurs at Pirdenno-Uraysk Nuclear Plant 4 Sep." | |
| 3 | 6/9/96 | Sample of hydrogen ignites after being removed from cooling system |
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Interfax, 10 June 1996 | |
| 2 | 2/12/96 | Fault in oil pump |
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"Nuclear Power Plants Pushed to Compensate for Cut from Power Grid," Post-Soviet Nuclear and Defense Monitor, 12 March 1996, pp. 7-8 | |
| 3 | 1/3/96 | Radioactive vapor released |
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Associated Press, 8 January 1996 | |
| -- | 12/95 | Radioactive liquid leaked into ground |
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Source Book: Soviet Designed Nuclear Plants in Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Armenia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Bulgaria 1996, p. 132 | |
| 1 | 8/10/95 | Technical failure |
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"Reactor at Nuclear Plant Fails: No Leakage," ITAR-TASS, 11 August 1995 | |
| 3 | 6/10/95 | Minor leak in generator gasket |
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Chrystyna Lapychak, "Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down After Minor Leak," OMRI Daily Digest, vol.1, no. 3, 12 June 1995 | |
| 1 | 2/17/95 | Pump fails |
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Viktor Demidenko and Mikhail Melnik, ITAR-TASS, 18 February 1995; in FBIS-SOV-95-034. | |
| 2 | 11/1/94 | Pipeline problems in turbine section |
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Moscow Mayak Radio Network, 1 November 1994; in FBIS-SOV-94-212. |
ZAPORIZHZHYA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
| 5 | 10/31/97 | Faulty unit in the turbine compartment |
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Output declined | UNIAN, 1 November 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-305.
UNIAN, 3 November 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-307 |
| 5 | 9/24/97 | Hydrogen leak in the cooling system of an electrical generator |
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UNIAN, 25 September 1997; in
FBIS-SOV-97-268.
UNIAN, 1 October 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-274 |
| 2 | 9/23/97 | Operational fault |
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Decline to 90% output | UNIAN, 23 September 1997; FBIS-SOV-97-266 |
| 6 | 9/21/97 | Two water leaks; one resulting from a defect in pressure regulation equipment; the second in a major automatic control component |
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UNIAN, 22 September 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-265 |
| 2 | 9/19/97 | Malfunctioning electrical transformer |
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Overnight | UNIAN, 20 September 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-263 |
| 3 | 8/29/97 | Fault in the turbine unit |
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Decline to 80% output | UNIAN, 29 August 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-241 |
| 5 | 7/3/97 | Defect in turbogenerator vibration control system; flaw in waterproof seal of installation component causing steam leak into reactor compartment casing | -- | N | -- | Yes | UNIAN, 3 July 1997; in FBIS-TEN-97-184 |
| 2 | 6/10/97 | Reduction of cooling water into one of the turbine chambers |
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Decline to 370 MW |
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| 2 | 6/5/97 | Regulation flaw caused the stoppage of a cooling pump |
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Decline to 55 % |
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| 2 | 5/19/97 | Malfunction in an electric transformer |
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5/15/97 | Flaw in the turbine cooling equipment |
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Output reduced from 1,000 to 770 MW |
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| 2 | 4/25/97 | Fault within the main circulation pump |
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UNIAN, 25 April 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-115 |
| 4 | 4/15-16/97 | Hydrogen leak in the generator cover in the turbine room |
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10.5 hours |
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| 4 | 4/13/97 | Malfunctioning control rod |
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| 6 | 4/8/97 | Water leak caused by a fault in the reactor cover, which caused steam to escape into a sealed area |
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UNIAN, 8 April 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-098 |
| 6 | 4/4/97 | Turbine fault, failure of a feeding unit at the second steam generator |
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Financial Times East European
Energy Report, no. 67, March 1997, p. 27.
Interfax, 4 April 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-094 |
| 6 | 3/30/97 | Malfunctioning turbogenerator, faulty regulator on a cooling pump |
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UNIAN, 31 March 1997; in
FBIS-SOV-97-090.
Kiev Radio Ukraine World Service, 31 March 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-090 |
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3/27/97 | Faulty linkage between the turbine generator and the exciter |
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Interfax, 27 March 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-086 |
| 2 | 1/30/97 | Increase in the water level in the steam generator caused main pump to switch off |
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UNIAN, 31 January 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-022
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| 1 | 1/25/97 | Steam leak from a damaged auxiliary pipe into sealed area |
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UNIAN, 25 January 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-017 |
| 3 | 1/14/97 | A malfunction in an electronic circuit in one of the cooling pumps caused the pump to stop |
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UNIAN, 14 January 1997; in FBIS-SOV-97-010 |
| 4 | 12/6/96 | Oil leak in turbogenerator |
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BBC Monitoring Service, 13 December
1996
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| 1 | 12/1/96 | Faulty element in the generator's auxiliary system |
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UNIAN, 2 December 1996; in BBC Monitoring Service, 3 December 1996 |
| 4 | 11/17/96 | Fault in the oil line supplying the turbogenerator bearings |
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ITAR-TASS, 19 November 1996; in FBIS-SOV-96-255 |
| 3 | 5/20/96 | Cooling system leak |
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UPI, 20 May 1996; in Executive News Service, 20 May 1996 |
| 2 | 5/4/96 | Coolant system leak |
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Peter Coryn, "Borated Coolant Leaks onto Stud Bolts of Zaporizhzhya Reactor Head," Nucleonics Week, 16 May 1996, p. 14 |
| 1 | 4/6/96 | Steam leak |
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"Steam Leak Shuts Reactor at Key Ukraine Station," Reuters, 6 April 1996 |
| 3 | 3/27/96 | Problems with hermetic seal |
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"Viklyucheno 3-y Enerhblok ZAES," Holos Ukrainy, 29 March 1996, p. 1 |
| 6 | 2/18/96 | Breakdown of steam generator |
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"Russia: Conflicting Reports on Stoppage at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant," UNIAN, 23 February 1996 |
| 3 | 1/31/96 | Breakdown in control system |
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UNIAN, 31 January 1996; in BBC Monitoring Service, 2 February 1996 |
| 5 | 12/7/95 | Drop in water level in 3rd steam generator |
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"Zupyeneno 5-y Enerhoblok Zaporizhkoi AES," Holos Ukrainy, 9 December 1995, p. 1 |
| 1 | 12/4/95 | Water leak and radiation increase under hermetic cover |
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UNIAN, 5 December 1995; in BBC Monitoring Service, 7 December 1995 |
| 4 | 12/4/95 | Radioactive steam released |
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Chrystyna Lapychak, "Radioactive Leak Prompts Reactor Shutdown at Ukrainian Plant," OMRI Daily Digest, 6 December 1995 |
| 6 | 11/6/95 | Fault in steam generator |
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UNIAN, 16 November 1995; in FBIS-SOV-95-222. |
| 1 | 4/22/95 | Radioactive steam released |
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UNIAN, 22 April 1995; in FBIS-SOV-95-078. |
| 3 | 2/5/95 | Lack of lubricating oil in circulation pumps |
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UNIAN, 6 February 1995; in FBIS-SOV-95-025. |
| -- | 9/7/94 | Fault in steam generator |
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UNIAN, 8 September 1994; in FBIS-SOV-94-175. |
| -- | 8/94 | 6 "episodes" at Zaporizhzhya NPP |
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"Six 'Episodes' at Zaporizhzhya AES in August," FBIS-SOV-94-185. |
| 5 | 5/21/93 | Fire |
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Nuclear News, July 1993, p. 48. |
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