 Russian nuclear power plant switches off 3 units after short-circuit July 18, 2019 - 12:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Russian nuclear power plant northwest of Moscow turned off three of its four generating units on Thursday, July 18 after a transformer short circuited but radiation levels remained normal, a subsidiary of state nuclear corporation Rosatom said, according to Reuters. The incident occurred at the Kalinin nuclear power plant in Russia's Tver region about 350 kilometres (217 miles) northwest of Moscow, it said. "The radiation level at the station and surrounding territory remains without change and is in line with normal background levels," Rosenergoatom said in a statement. Photo: РИА Новости   Top stories Across a swathe of southern Turkey, people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather. The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili. Destinations welcomed 900m fewer international tourists in January–October when compared with the same period of 2019.   Partner news |  Latest news RankingRoyals: Yerevan ranked 21st in fresh safety report  The Armenian capital of Yerevan has landed in the 21 spot of RankingRoyals’ latest edition of a report on the safest cities around the world.Seryozha Barseghyan wins Youth World Weightlifting Championships gold Armenian lifter Seryozha Barseghyan won gold at the 2023 Youth World Weightlifting Championships on Monday, March 27.U.S. says concerned about Azerbaijani military movements Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried spoke with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.Biden reaffirms support for sustainable Armenia-Azerbaijan peace The United States reaffirms support for a sustainable peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Joe Biden has said to Ilham Aliyev. |
