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Default EDF closes 4 nuclear reactors

On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:04:30 +0100, Mike Tomlinson wrote:

En el artículo , The Natural Philosopher
escribió:

In all cases there is probably a way to isolate the boilers and restart
the reactors while decisions are made.


What's the point in restarting, when the boilers are needed to run the
turbines?


There are eight boilers per reactor arranged similar to the finger holes on a
dial telephone around the core. The reactors are capable of running with one
removed and this has happened in the past


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