A Russian nuclear reactor shut down yesterday after an automatic protection system was activated, but caused no radiation leak. "The automatic defence system was activated" for reactor number one at the Kalininskaya power plant, some 330km northwest of Moscow, an official from Rosenergoatom, the country's nuclear reactor agency said.

The Kalininskaya power plant in Tver region has three reactors, one of which is under repair. The reactor that was shut down was activated in 1985 and has a capacity of 1,000 megawatts.

A malfunction at a nuclear power plant in central Russia spread panic last November, as residents rushed to buy radiation antidotes despite official assurances that the incident was a minor glitch.

A Russian nuclear reactor shut down yesterday after an automatic protection system was activated, but caused no radiation leak. "The automatic defence system was activated" for reactor number one at the Kalininskaya power plant, some 330km northwest of Moscow, an official from Rosenergoatom, the country's nuclear reactor agency said.

The Kalininskaya power plant in Tver region has three reactors, one of which is under repair. The reactor that was shut down was activated in 1985 and has a capacity of 1,000 megawatts.

A malfunction at a nuclear power plant in central Russia spread panic last November, as residents rushed to buy radiation antidotes despite official assurances that the incident was a minor glitch.

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