MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - The No. 1 reactor at the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in the south of European Russia has been shut down temporarily for repairs, Russia's nuclear power generating monopoly said Wednesday.
Rosenergoatom said the plant would be switched back after a malfunction in the reactor's turbo generator was repaired.
"There were no violations of secure usage of the Volgodonsk NPP," Rosenergoatom said in a statement. "Background radiation at the plant and surrounding areas does not exceed the permitted level and corresponds to usage norms of the [plant's] reactors."
