Minor tremors were observed at the Khmelnytsky and Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plants after a powerful earthquake in Turkey. It is reported by NNEGC "

" Minor tremors were recorded by the seismic monitoring systems of the Khmelnytsky and Pivdennoukrainsk NPPs..

Energoatom hastened to preventively reassure Ukrainians.

As President of Energoatom Petr Kotin noted, all Ukrainian nuclear power plants were designed taking into account the seismic activity of the region. When choosing sites for construction, sites were selected where it is most safe. Domestic nuclear power plants are able to withstand earthquakes with a power of up to seven points..

Also, emergency protection of power units works at Ukrainian NPPs.. All nuclear power plants in Ukraine are equipped with equipment that detects the tremors of the earth's crust. At six points, the units are urgently stopped and transferred to a safe state..

In addition, in real time, the Main Center for Special Control (MCSC) monitors and records deviations from the norm of seismic stability in the area where nuclear power plants are located..

" Every ten years, the safety of all reactors is reassessed for seismic stability and, if necessary, additional measures are taken to protect power units,"

Recall that Western experts use a scale that takes into account the physical consequences of destruction, and not energy, as on the Richter scale. Therefore, 8-9 points (fixed in Turkey) equate to 6-7 points on the Richter scale.

A powerful earthquake that occurred in Turkey on the border with Syria caused a shift in the tectonic plate. The Anatolian plate has shifted about three meters in relation to the Arabian. The earthquake occurred at the junction of continuously moving four tectonic plates: Anatolian, Arabian, Eurasian and African. This region is one of the most dangerous in the Mediterranean..

Two peak earthquakes were recorded, although in fact, about 200 small shocks were recorded already in the first hours.

According to scientists, phenomena of such intensity can lead to the so-called seismic epidemic.. In this case, shocks can be observed for several days and even months.. At the same time, it is impossible to predict how long it will last.. Phenomena will register until all the accumulated energy is released.

Earlier, seismologist Jenny Jenkins from the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University explained why the earthquake on February 6 was so devastating..