site.btaRadioactive Water Leaked in Kozloduy N-plant's Hermetically Sealed Zone, None Was Discharged in Environment - Energy Minister

Radioactive water from Kozloduy N-plant has leaked within the hermetically sealed area of the controlled zone and has not spread outside, caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov said in Parliament during a hearing in plenary on Thursday. The hearing was demanded by BSP for Bulgaria following reports of an incident after the shutting down of Unit 6 of the N-plant.

The radioactive water leak occurred at 07:25 hrs on June 18. The volume of the leak has been estimated at 8 to 9.5 cu m. 

The hermetically sealed area has a system that collects possible leaks and sent them back for treatment in the technological cycle and nothing is discharged in the environment.