Iiyunithi ezisixhenxe zokucima umlilo kunye neenqwelo ezine zongxamiseko zonyango ziye zabalekiselwa kwiziko lamandla enyukliya laseAscó ECatalonia, Speyin ngokuhlwanje malunga nentsimbi yesi-7 pm ixesha lasekhaya emva kokuvuza okukhulu kwekharbon diokside kuxelwe kwiziko.
Omnye wabasebenzi abachaphazelekayo ubhubhile, kwaye abathathu baye balaliswa esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza emva kokuba abasemagunyeni basekuhlaleni bakrokrela ukuba yintlawulo egqithisileyo kwinkqubo yokukhusela umlilo.
Abasebenzi bexesha likaxakeka baye bakhusela indawo kwaye bakhupha amaxhoba.
Inkqubo yokucima umlilo kwisityalo "ihlupheke ukuvuza kwe-CO2 echaphazela abantu abane," abasemagunyeni baseCatalan babhengeza.
Abasebenzi abathathu abasindileyo kule ndawo ivuzayo bakwisibhedlele esikufutshane naseMóra d'Ebre.
Kwakungekho kukhutshwa kwemitha kwesi siganeko, ngokutsho kwesityalo kunye nabasemagunyeni basekhaya.
Isityalo saseAscó ngaphakathi ECatalonia iye yaphandwa ngokuvuza kwemitha kwi-Unit 1 reactor ngoNovemba 2007, okubangele ukugxothwa komlawuli wayo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The Ascó plant in Catalonia had been investigated for a radiation leak at the Unit 1 reactor in November 2007, resulting in the firing of its director.
- Seven firefighter units and four medical emergency vehicles were rushed to the Ascó nuclear power plant in Catalonia, Spain tonight at around 7 pm local time after a after a major carbon dioxide leak was reported at the facility.
- One of the workers affected has died, and three have been urgently hospitalized after what local authorities suspect was an overcharge in the plant's fire protection system.
