[ RadSafe ] UK nuclear power stations are in danger of developing cracks

[Marcel Schouwenburg]

New Scientist reports:-

full report at

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7171

Reactors in many UK nuclear power stations are in danger of
developing cracks in their graphite cores. This could force some
plants to close down earlier than expected, dealing a blow to the
idea that nuclear power can become a "green" option in the fight
against global warming.

Documents obtained by New Scientist under the UK's Freedom of
Information Act have revealed unsuspected problems with the
country's ageing advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGRs). Government
nuclear inspectors say they have uncovered weaknesses in the safety
analyses carried out by British Energy, the company that runs the
reactors.

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