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Belgium Halts One Nuclear Reactor On Suspicion of Cracks

Belgium Halts One Nuclear Reactor On Suspicion of Cracks – Regulator Fox Business August 08, 2012 Dow Jones Newswires Belgium has temporarily shut one of its seven nuclear power reactors on suspicion that one of its components might be cracked, the
country’s atomic power regulator said Wednesday.
“We have found anomalies,” said Karina De Beule, spokesman for the ACFN, the federal agency for nuclear control….. GDF Suez SA (GSZ.FR), the French energy giant that operates Belgian nuclear plans through its unit Electrabel, confirmed that the reactor will remain closed. “The reactor has been halted since June for regular control. Halt for maintenance has been extended, to allow additional inspections,” a company spokesman said.
The reactor that’s been shut is expected to be decommissioned in 2022.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/08/08/belgium-halts-one-nuclear-reactor-on-suspicion-cracks-regulator/#ixzz235hmrmgc

August 10, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general