Another Dismal world record
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 10:46 am
In the US a nuclear reactor takes 43 years to become fully operational.
Then this:
Is this how the reactors at Hinckley Point, Olkiluoto and Flamanville end up? Different types of reactor but a similar outcome?
Then this:
SourceMore than four decades after construction began, the Watts Bar-2 reactor was finally connected to the grid on 3 June 2016. However, two days later, while operating at 12.5 percent power, the reactor automatically shut down.
According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the reactor tripped when a high pressure turbine valve failed to open. As of 8 June 2016, the reactor has not restarted and no restart schedule has been fixed yet, according to a spokesperson for plant owner the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Is this how the reactors at Hinckley Point, Olkiluoto and Flamanville end up? Different types of reactor but a similar outcome?