world-nuclear-news.org - 30 May 2008
Modifications required to EdF reactors
Electricité de France (EdF) has found a generic design defect on 14 of its nuclear power units. The utility must make changes to safety system pipe supports in order to "completely guarantee" safety in an earthquake.
The defect concerns three of the 262 supports for pipes that would supply water to steam generators in the event of a serious leak from the secondary coolant loop. EdF said its calculations (...)
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