2024-09-05 05:35:43
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The Flamanville EPR experienced the “first nuclear reaction” on Tuesday, an important step in the start-up of this new generation nuclear reactor.
The EPR nuclear reactor in Flamanville (Manche) experienced a “Automatic shutdown” the day after its start and EDF teams perform technical checks and analyzes before being able to restart it. “difference”that has to say the destruction, announced EDF. “This morning, the reactor was automatically shut down”said a spokesman for the group to AFP. “The teams carry out the necessary technical checks and analyses, follow the usual procedures, and then they will restart the reactor’s isolation”he added.
“Initiation is a long and complex process that requires many trials and tests, and this can lead to deadlocks of this type”he insisted. “It proves that the security system is working well”he pointed out more. “We know it can lead to delays like this.” According to Nicolas Goldberg, energy expert at Columbus Consulting, “We must expect this kind of danger. It is the beginning of a very complex industrial process and therefore it is common to encounter risks. “
“So many sorrows”
The expert emphasized to AFP that “on the Finnish EPR, there are many frustrations, especially with the hydraulic pumps which are defective and which have to be replaced”. “This does not call into question the beginning. You just have to be patient”he noted. “According to the main elements of the technical analysis, this shutdown can be linked to an inappropriate configuration of the installation”specified an EDF spokesperson. Second “would have led to an automatic shutdown of the reactor in accordance with the system provided for design”he added.
Flamanville EPR (Manche), a new generation nuclear reactor, is experiencing it “First responder destruction” which marks the beginning of his rise in power in the next stages. It must reach 25% power to connect to the electrical network, which must occur “at the end of autumn”according to EDF. The power company hopes to reach this level by the end of summer, so it is not later than September 21, but the group now estimates that these conditions should reach the end of autumn.
The start of the EPR is 12 years after the first schedule due to many setbacks and technical risks which caused the money to explode, now estimated at 13.2 billion euros by EDF, or four times the initial price for 3.3 billion . EPR, a new generation of water-cooled, is the 4th of its kind installed in the world, the 57th reactor in the French nuclear fleet, and the most powerful in the country (1,600 MW Finally, you must providing electricity to around 3 million homes.
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