The 'deep' crack in a cooling pipe for a nuclear reactor on the Channel coast is just the latest issue with the maintenance of the French nuclear power sector.
France is heavily dependent on its nuclear power sector for its energy needs, so the latest news that a coolant pipe in one of its nuclear reactors along the Channel coast is seriously corroded is a major cause for concern.
said in a statement. The Penly plant is located near Dieppe along the English Channel, across from Brighton in the UK.The crack in the safety injection circuit of the Penly plant's Reactor 1 is the result of stress corrosion and was submitted to the regulator as an update to another report of stress corrosion in Reactor 3 of the Cattenom nuclear power plant, as well as corrosion reports in three other reactors at different plants, including Penly.
"This line was considered by EDF as not susceptible to stress corrosion cracking due in particular to its geometry," the ASN statement reads. "However, this weld underwent a double repair during the construction of the reactor, which is likely to modify its mechanical properties and the internal stresses of the metal in this zone."is designed so that it could tolerate a rupture of one of these coolant pipes.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NCT DREAM To Release New MV For English Version Of “Beatbox”NCTDREAM To Release New MV For English Version Of 'Beatbox'
Read more »
English golfer Aaron Rai drills second hole-in-one at 17th hole of PLAYERS ChampionshipAaron Rai knocked his first career hole-in-one with an ace on the 17th hole of TPC Sawgrass at The PLAYERS Championship on Saturday afternoon.
Read more »
Lucky Hank review: Meet Bob Odenkirk, misanthropic English professorThe actor is back on AMC in a comedy filled with existential beard strokes and midlife malaise.
Read more »
Starving, Snowbound Cattle Get Help From California Officials - Videos from The Weather ChannelCalfire and officials in Humboldt County, California, are dropping hay bales directly to the cows that need them. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
Read more »
How to watch Lifetime’s ‘Girl in the Closet’: Time, channel, free live stream“Girl in the Closet” premieres on Lifetime March 11 at 8 p.m. Find out how to stream online, without cable.
Read more »