An incident at the Olkiluoto-2 nuclear power plant in Finland today was triggered when elevated radiation levels were measured inside the facility causing the reactor to be shut down, the International Atomic energy Agency and Finland’s regulator Stuk have said
The IAEA said it was informed today at 12:56 (Vienna time) by Stuk about an event at Olkiluoto-2, which is owned and operated by nuclear power company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO).
According to Stuk, no radiation from the plant has entered the environment.
Stuk said on Twitter at 16:00 (Finland time) that “an abnormal operational occurrence” was detected at Olkiluoto-2 power plant around 13.00.
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