The Tihange 2 Nuclear Reactor in Belgium has been shut down again, on Saturday, April 24th, after a technical error caused it to shut down just a few hours after it was restarted!
The Tihange 2 reactor, with a capacity of 1008 MW, had been shut down the previous Wednesday due to a technical problem in the non-nuclear part of the reactor.
The generation was gradually raised after the plant was reconnected to the grid, and a spokeswoman for the “ENGIE” Electricity Company confirmed, on Friday, that the steam turbine had stopped at 11:30 pm.
The reactor restarted on Saturday but soon shut down again! A very low level of water was detected in one of the non-nuclear steam generators.
According to the nuclear power plant operator, it is not unusual for technical problems to arise during restart.
