Some 1,100 litres of mildly radioactive water leaked from the controversial Temelin nuclear power plant during a Tuesday waterproofing check of its shut-down unit, plant spokesman Milan Nebesar told reporters on Wednesday. The leak, equalling some five average bathtubs of cooling water and containing boric acid, had occurred in the top part of the plant's first unit reactor, which is currently shut for fuel replacement, dpa quoted Nebesar as saying. The water had run into a tank and neither harmed employees nor posed a threat to the environment, he added. "The check fulfilled its aim," the Temelin spokesman said. "It detected a leak before putting (the unit) into operation." The plant was expecting to identify the cause of the leak later on Wednesday Nebesar said. After taking the reactor's top apart and cleaning it up, Temelin was planning another check.
