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Fire at nuclear plant in Suffolk, UK

(UK) Blaze inside nuclear power station takes firemen seven hours to bring under control  Daily Mail   4th July 2010 A fire inside a nuclear power station took firefighters seven hours to extinguish yesterday.Emergency plans were put into effect as more than 45 firemen tackled the blaze at the Sizewell B station near Leiston, Suffolk.

The blaze in a building which is used to control fuel started at 8.45pm on Friday and was not fully extinguished until 3.40am yesterday.

Crews wearing breathing equipment entered a charcoal absorber used to filter gas and flooded it with water to cool the surrounding area………….The station has been closed since March for repairs to failed heaters which caused moisture levels to rise in the station’s containment building.

July 5, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs