Operational event at Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station

     The Nuclear Emergency Committee Office of the Guangdong Province notified the Security Bureau today (October 17) of an operational event at Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station (LNPS), a Security Bureau spokesperson said today.

     On October 15, Unit 4 of LNPS shut down safely and automatically due to activation of the Unit's protection system. During inspection, station staff found that the cause of the shutdown was a fault in a flow control board of the main feed water system in the secondary loop. They have now completed the repair work and the Unit has resumed normal operation. Throughout the above event, the Unit remained in a safe and controlled condition.

     This event was classified as a Level 0 deviation in accordance with the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale. It did not affect the safe operation of the Unit, the health of the workers, the nearby public or the environment.

     The Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co Ltd has released the details of this event on its website (www.dnmc.com.cn) (Chinese only), which can be viewed in the "operational events" section under the "nuclear and radiation safety information" page of the website.