Fire at Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant's Old Warehouse: Taipower Says No Impact on Units, No Radiation Leak Concerns
A fire broke out at an old warehouse at Taiwan's Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant but was quickly extinguished. Taipower announced that there were no injuries and no impact on the reactor units or concerns of a radiation leak.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 14th, Reporter Hsieh Yi-hsuan) A fire broke out early this morning in an old warehouse at the entrance of the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant. The fire department was notified and quickly extinguished the blaze. Taipower stated that no one was injured in the fire, the warehouse is some distance from the reactor units, the equipment was not affected, and there are no concerns of a radiation leak. The cause of the incident will be investigated and confirmed by the fire department.
At 3:05 AM this morning, a fire occurred in an old warehouse at the entrance of the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant in Wanli District, New Taipei City. The plant's internal fire brigade went to the scene immediately to extinguish the fire and simultaneously notified the Nuclear Safety Commission, the New Taipei City Fire Department, and the Jinshan and Wanli district offices. After being notified, the New Taipei City Fire Department dispatched 17 vehicles and 51 firefighters to the rescue, discovering the fire was in a one-story sheet metal warehouse.
Taipower stated that the fire was extinguished at 3:55 AM. No one was injured in this fire. The warehouse where the fire occurred is still some distance from the plant buildings, the reactor unit equipment was not affected, and there are no concerns of a radiation leak. The cause of the incident will be investigated and confirmed by the fire department.
The Nuclear Safety Commission stated this morning that both units of the Kuosheng plant are currently in the decommissioning period. The warehouse where the fire occurred is still some distance from the plant buildings, the fire did not affect the operational safety of the units, and there was no radioactive release. They will continue to monitor the plant's subsequent handling of the situation.
The New Taipei City Fire Department pointed out that the materials burned were mainly miscellaneous items such as paper documents, with a burned area of about 20 square meters. This warehouse has not been used for a long time. The detailed cause of the fire will be investigated by the fire department's forensics center. (Editor: Yang Lan-hsuan) 1150514
At 3:05 AM this morning, a fire occurred in an old warehouse at the entrance of the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant in Wanli District, New Taipei City. The plant's internal fire brigade went to the scene immediately to extinguish the fire and simultaneously notified the Nuclear Safety Commission, the New Taipei City Fire Department, and the Jinshan and Wanli district offices. After being notified, the New Taipei City Fire Department dispatched 17 vehicles and 51 firefighters to the rescue, discovering the fire was in a one-story sheet metal warehouse.
Taipower stated that the fire was extinguished at 3:55 AM. No one was injured in this fire. The warehouse where the fire occurred is still some distance from the plant buildings, the reactor unit equipment was not affected, and there are no concerns of a radiation leak. The cause of the incident will be investigated and confirmed by the fire department.
The Nuclear Safety Commission stated this morning that both units of the Kuosheng plant are currently in the decommissioning period. The warehouse where the fire occurred is still some distance from the plant buildings, the fire did not affect the operational safety of the units, and there was no radioactive release. They will continue to monitor the plant's subsequent handling of the situation.
The New Taipei City Fire Department pointed out that the materials burned were mainly miscellaneous items such as paper documents, with a burned area of about 20 square meters. This warehouse has not been used for a long time. The detailed cause of the fire will be investigated by the fire department's forensics center. (Editor: Yang Lan-hsuan) 1150514