Turbogenerators TG-2, 4, 5, 7 of the Leningrad NPP have been disabled because of short power outage of the electric power transmission line 702 in normal mode by an automatic equipment, in accordance with project algorithms, on December 3 at 5:36 am.

There was a capacity reduction for power units to 50% as a result.

"The power will be restored after clarifying the causes of momentary power failure of lines, by consultation with the system operator of the Unified Energy System," - said the chief engineer of the Leningrad NPP Konstantin Kudryavtsev.

There are no disruptions in electricity consumption in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region at the moment.

The radiation background is unchanged and corresponds to natural values on an industrial platform of the Leningrad nuclear power plant, in the city Sosnovy Bor and the surrounding territory.

The Leningrad nuclear power plant is the JSC "Rosenergoatom Concern" branch. The station is located in the city Sosnovy Bor in 80 km to the west of St. Petersburg on the bank of the Finland Gulf. The Leningrad NPP is the country's first station with RBMK-1000 reactors (uranium - graphite nuclear reactors of channel type on thermal neutrons). 4 power units with electric capacity of 1000 MWt each operate at the nuclear power plant.

Updated information about radiation situation near the nuclear power plants in Russia and other objects of the nuclear industry is provided on the site www.russianatom.ru.