Rosatom reported that one of the power units at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant switched off “due to problems with the turbogenerator.” The message of the state corporation is quoted by RIA Novosti.
The radiation background, according to Rosatom, is normal. The Russian Ministry of Energy reports a failure in the operation of a generating nuclear power plant.
“In conditions of increased loads on the energy system, in order to maintain the stability of the energy system, temporary schedules for limiting consumption by 1.5 GW have been introduced,” the department adds. The Ministry of Energy writes that “carrying out restoration work” in the south of Russia “remains under special control until the power supply is fully restored.”
Donenergo wrote about emergency power outages “due to an extreme increase in outside air temperature (up to + 39 and above)». Due to the heat, the equipment is under heavy load, the company said. The failure of the nuclear power plant is not mentioned in the message.
Today, residents of Krasnodar spoke about interruptions in mobile communications, writes 93.RU. In the city, due to the abnormal heat, more than 100 electrical substations were switched off: 150 traffic lights stopped working and trams and trolleybuses stopped working. Anapa City Hall warned residents and tourists about possible problems with water supply due to emergency power outages.
The Ministry of Energy reported on July 9 that almost 600 thousand residents in the south of Russia — in the Rostov region, Krasnodar Territory and Adygea — were left without power supply due to “abnormally high temperatures.”
The Rostov nuclear power plant is located on the shore of the Tsimlyansk reservoir. In total, the station has four operating power units. In 2021, a steam leak occurred at the nuclear power plant — the second power unit was disconnected from the network, but there were no “violations of safety limits and conditions,” as Rosatom claimed.