Beznau Nuclear Plant: Delay in Restarting Unit 1

28.09.2024 - Unit 1 of the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant will remain shut down for the time being despite successful repair work on a cable.  

Today, Axpo took Unit 1 of the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant offline as planned for repair work on a power cable. The work is progressing as scheduled, but the restart will be delayed.

New results from an inspection of steel samples from the feedwater tanks in the non-nuclear part of the plant require further clarification. The inspection was commissioned as part of previous repair work. The KKB will now conduct a more in-depth investigation of the feedwater tanks before the plant is brought back online. Axpo expects these clarifications to take several weeks.

The safety of the plant was ensured at all times. The supervisory authority ENSI has been informed. Unit 2 of the KKB is operating normally.

The two feedwater tanks are located in the machine house of the KKB (non-nuclear part of the plant). They are part of the secondary circuit and store the water before it is fed into the steam generators.