Reactor shutdown caused by human error: Taipower

Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) yesterday apologized for a human error that caused a reactor of the Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Shimen District to shut down unexpectedly.

Reactor No. 2 of the plant was shut down on Thursday last week due to high water levels in the reactor, which Taipower said was caused by human error.

An employee accidentally turned off a power switch during a power transfer operation, resulting in extra cooling water entering the reactor and raising the water level above normal levels, which triggered an emergency shutdown, Taipower said.

The emergency shutdown is a programmed reaction in response to system anomalies to prevent system breakdown, it said.

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