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Large crack discovered on nuclear power plant further complicates situation for France's EDF
08 Mar 2023 18:16 GMT
Penly nuclear power plant, in Petit-Caux (Seine-Maritime). … injection circuit of reactor number one at the Penly power plant (Seine-Maritime … detected on other reactors (such as those of Chooz, in the … to the cooling of the reactor." The safety injection …
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EDF revises up cost of nuclear power plant outages
19 May 2022 10:15 GMT
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EDF's Chooz nuclear power plant in north-eastern France (Image … .
There are currently 12 nuclear power reactors ofline and being inspected for … injection circuit) and RRA (shutdown reactor cooling circuit) circuits.
Checks and …
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'Global warming highlights the vulnerability of nuclear power plants to rising temperatures'
18 May 2022 07:16 GMT
… for the availability of nuclear power plants There is no doubt … France, with its proud nuclear power plants. In fact, the data … in its history, the Chooz power plant was in turn temporarily shut … nearly half of French reactors stopped operating by the end …
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Global warming, a growing challenge for the availability of nuclear power plants
13 May 2022 07:48 GMT
… wave or a drought, nuclear power plants sometimes have to reduce … its instructions, just 29 reactors out of 56 were … subject has mainly affected four power plants: Chooz (Ardennes), next to … "equipment essential to reactor safety in various accident …
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Living with nuclear power plants at your border
18 Jan 2022 11:01 GMT
… the meltdown of reactor 4 at the Ukrainian power plant, a radioactive cloud … the shutdown of the French Chooz nuclear plant in September 2020 to … consequences for the sector. The nuclear power plant constructor Westinghouse, historically the largest …
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EDF extends strike warning by another day, delays reactor returns further; forward prices rise
30 Mar 2023 21:31 GMT
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Daily delays to planned reactor returns across now 10 … on March 23 lowered their nuclear generation forecast for the … #47;year of nuclear to domestic suppliers.
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EDF delays French reactor returns again, putting 2023 forecast at risk
27 Mar 2023 20:33 GMT
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French nuclear operator EDF has again delayed reactor return dates … of delays across a dozen reactors, according to EDF transparency notes … /03/2023
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Global warming: nuclear industry called upon to adapt to water shortages
26 Mar 2023 04:15 GMT
The Chooz nuclear power plant in the Ardennes … most crucial issue for nuclear power plants, as they need … down a reactor," confirmed Rémy Catteau, nuclear power plant director at … Six power plants (Saint-Alban, Tricastin, Bugey, Blayais, Golfech and Chooz) …
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French nuclear output extends series of record-lows into March as strikes continue
04 Apr 2023 01:42 GMT
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Later maintenance allows cold snap ramp up
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French reactor returns delayed amid strike
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Cracking Under Pressure: Inside the Race to Fix France’s Nuclear Plants
28 Jan 2023 09:06 GMT
… need to be replaced.”
The power station, below a cliff on … but extremely rare in the atomic sector. Suddenly, EDF was … group’s newest reactors, where the French nuclear plant builder Framatome … Chooz and Cattenom in northeast France.
Of the dozen reactors …