“The power unit was shut down according to the regular algorithm according to the normal scheme. After finding out the reasons for the false positive of one of the protective systems, the power unit will be switched on again and will resume operation, ”the message says.

As noted, the radiation background in the vicinity of the station is at the level of the natural background.

On July 12, power unit No. 4 was turned off at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in the Sverdlovsk region after a signal about a malfunction.