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[en] In the early morning hours on March 31, 1993, a major accident took place in a nuclear power plant located at Narora in Northern India. A huge fire with bright yellow-red flame was seen at both ends of the generator. Extensive damage to the power and control cables and bus ducts took place during this accident. The vertical aluminum ducting above the neutral transformer was completely melted. The ducts ending near the excitation panels had been shattered. All the panels of AVR, Field Breaker and thyristor cubicles were completely damaged in the fire. Mechanical failures include fatigue fracture of Blade No. 52 of the last stage, Bearings No. 4 and No. 5, Generator seals. This paper describes the role of electrical systems in this accident
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Murthy, S.S.; Roy, S. (Indian Inst. of Tech., New Delhi (India)) (eds.); Divan, D. (ed.) (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)); Doradla, S.R. (ed.) (Indian Inst. of Tech., Kanpur (India)); Murthy, B.V. (ed.) (General Motors, Detroit, MI (United States)); 650 p; ISBN 0-7803-2795-0; 
; 1995; p. 154-160; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc; Piscataway, NJ (United States); IEEE international conference on power electronics, drives and energy systems for industrial growth (PEDES 96); New Delhi (India); 8-11 Jan 1996; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08856-1331 (United States) $89.00
; 1995; p. 154-160; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc; Piscataway, NJ (United States); IEEE international conference on power electronics, drives and energy systems for industrial growth (PEDES 96); New Delhi (India); 8-11 Jan 1996; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08856-1331 (United States) $89.00