Rostov NPP Reconnects After False Alarm Shutdown

A power unit at Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant was temporarily disconnected due to a false alarm but has since been reconnected to the network and resumed electricity production, according to operator Rosenergoatom.

A power unit at a nuclear power plant in the southern Russian Rostov region was disconnected on Tuesday due to a false alarm and has since been reconnected to the network, the operator said.

"Power unit No. 1 of the Rostov NPP (nuclear power plant) was reconnected to the network and has started providing electricity," Rosenergoatom, the operations subsidiary of Russia's state nuclear energy company Rosatom, said on the Telegram messaging app.

The company confirmed that the unit was disconnected due to a "false alarm."

(With inputs from agencies.)