Beznau reactor unit probably cannot be connected to the grid for several weeks
Published: Saturday, Sep 28th 2024, 16:40
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A reactor unit at the Beznau nuclear power plant could not be restarted as planned on Saturday following repair work on a cable. The electricity company Axpo assumed that it could take weeks before the affected plant could be restarted.
Results of an inspection of steel samples from the feedwater tanks in the non-nuclear part of the plant made further clarifications necessary, Axpo announced on Saturday. The inspection had been commissioned as part of earlier repair work.
The feedwater tanks will now be examined in depth before the plant is reconnected to the grid, it was said. The feed water tanks are located in the turbine building. They store water before it is fed into the steam generators.
According to Axpo, the safety of the plant is guaranteed. The nuclear supervisory authority Ensi was informed. The second block was in normal operation.
There are four nuclear power plants in Switzerland: the two Beznau reactors are located in Döttingen AG. There is one reactor each in Leibstadt AG and Däniken SO.
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