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Slovenia sparks EU nuclear alert | |
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A leak of coolant has prompted Slovenia to shut down the reactor at its only nuclear power plant. | |
The European Commission says there has been no discharge into the environment. No explosion was reported either. | |
The Commission alerted all 27 EU member states under its Ecurie early warning system for nuclear emergencies. | |
A safe shutdown is in progress at the Krsko plant, which has a US-made pressurised water reactor. It supplies energy to Slovenia and Croatia. | |
"There is no influence on the environment and we do not expect any," said Slovenia's nuclear safety chief Andrej Stritar, quoted by Reuters news agency. |