1.CIRCUIT STOPPED AT RUSSIA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 
Source: TASS 

MOSCOW - TASS via NewsPage : EXPERTS ARE PROBING INTO A SODIUM LEAK
WHICH OCCURRED IN ONE OF REACTOR CIRCUITS AT THE BYELOYARSK NUCLEAR
POWER PLANT IN THE SETTLEMENT OF ZARECHNY, SVERDLOVSK REGION,
ITAR-TASS WAS TOLD IN THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

ONE OF THE PLANT'S THREE GENERATORS HAS BEEN CLOSED OFF, AND
VOLTAGES OF THE OTHER TWO HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY 200 MEGAWATTS.

EXPERTS SAY THE MALFUNCTION WOULD BE ELIMINATED BY JULY 16.

EARLIER REPORTS QUOTED INFORMATION FROM ROSENERGOATOM CONCERN THAT A
ALARM LIGHT ON THE OPERATOR'S TABLEAU INDICATED A SODIUM LEAK FROM
THE SECONDARY CIRCUIT OF A 600 MEGAWATT FAST-BREEDER REACTOR WHICH
HAS NO RADIOACTIVITY.

THE BELOYARSK PLANT EMPLOYS ONE UNIT WITH THE FAST-BREEDER REACTOR
HAVING SEVERAL COOLING SYSTEMS.

SODIUM IS USED IN BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CIRCUITS OF THE REACTOR.

A LEAK OF SODIUM IS DANGEROUS IN THAT THE AGENT IGNITES WHEN IT
COMBINES WITH OXYGEN.

PLANT OFFICIALS CLOSED THE PROBLEM CIRCUIT FOR INVESTIGATION.

LYU/

[07-08-95 at 13:45 EDT, Copyright 1995, Comtex] 
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2. Fire Breaks Out at Czech Nuclear Plant

Faulty electrical wiring caused a small fire at the Dukovany nuclear
power plant near Brno on Sunday. CTK news agency said the fire on of
the plant's power blocs was put out within a few minutes. There were
no injuries and the damage is estimated at less than 10, 000 crowns. 

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