On Sunday, the New Wolsong 1 reactor shut down at around 11:00 am, due to a power supply system failure, only 19 days after beginning its commercial operation.
Officials from the state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) said an investigation was underway to learn the exact cause of the malfunction but claimed that there is no danger of a radiation leak.
The New Wolsong 1 OPR-1000 unit, construction began in November 2007, started up and was completed in January 2012.
The sister unit, New Wolsong 2, is expected to enter commercial operation in January 2013.
Source: Yonhap News Agencyhttp://enformable.com/2012/08/south-koreas-newest-nuclear-reactor-shutdown-after-failure/
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