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Grauniad: EdF extends service life of four nuke reactors
In article , Chris Hogg
writes On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:57:56 +0000, Mike Tomlinson wrote: Doesn't say whether this extension has been approved by the Nuclear Inspections Inspectorate (or whatever they're called today), presumably so or they wouldn't have made the announcement. The reactors a Heysham 1 (5 yrs) Heysham 2 (7 yrs) Hartlerpool (5 yrs) Torness (7 yrs) http://www.theguardian.com/business/...tends-life-of- four-nuclear-reactors-hinkley-point-decision Also all over the BBC. Heysham 1 started generating in 1983, as did Hartlepool, Heysham 2 in 1984. Torness in 1988. That means they will have given 40 - 50 years continuous service, with no major interruptions other than routine service. Good value. Aren't the Heyshams the ones that had cracking in the boiler spine? Yes. This, from the wiki on Heysham nuclear power station: "In 2013 a defect was found by a regular inspection in one of the eight pod boilers of unit 1. The reactor resumed operation at a lower output level with the defective pod boiler disabled, until June 2014 when more detailed inspections confirmed a crack in the boiler spine. As a precaution, unit 2 and the sister Hartlepool nuclear power station were also shut down for inspection.[4][5] All units have since returned to full power after successful inspections on the three other reactors revealed no other defects. Heysham 1 unit 1 will operate on six out of the eight boilers until a detailed repair strategy has been developed." I expect Harry will be along soon to tell us that they're all being kept in service because no-one knows what to do with the waste! Hang on, he just has, as I type! Harry, you are so predictable! Dumping it in Southern Australia -- bert |
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