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European EURDEP Radiation mapping unavailable for emergency services during nuclear events at Penly NPP

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We did get hit from emissions from France and it was mostly radon but likely with small amounts of cesium etc.. i have been getting strong readings of the ground and i am continuing to check that out.  more to come later..

I caught a doubling of the measurements in the air while it was raining. The clouds were coming from the south east. This hints at a problem at the Penly Nuclear power station.. Though there could be more going on too!

Nuclear event – Nuclear power plant Penly in France automatically shut down after detection of smoke

Posted by Adonai on April 06, 2012 in category Nuclear events

http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2012/04/06/nuclear-event-nuclear-power-plant-penly-in-france-automatically-shut-down-after-detection-of-smoke/

And of course if we take a nuclear incident and convert it to nuke speak, we get this.

French prompt power prices bullish for next week as nuclear fears continue

London (Platts)–23Aug2013/849 am EDT/1249 GMT

French prompt power prices were bullish for next week amid further delays to the return of at least five more nuclear reactors from maintenance periods, while another two units will be taken off the grid in unplanned outages this weekend, market sources said Friday.

Baseload power for delivery Monday closed Eur2 higher than Thursday’s assessment of Friday at Eur45.25/MWh, while the peakload price was up Eur4 at Eur55.25/MWh.

The weekend contract fell just 25 euro cent to Eur28.50/MWh on the day ahead of expiry, with Saturday valued at Eur31.70/MWh and Sunday at Eur24.60/MWh. Epex Spot settled Saturday base at Eur30.15/MWh.

Baseload power for delivery next week was changing hands Eur1 lower than the previous session at Eur41/MWh, but that is Eur13.75 higher than one week ago. The peakload prices last traded Eur1.85 lower on the day at Eur54/MWh, Eur4.25 higher than one week prior.

The latest RTE data shows that EDF has delayed the return of five further nuclear reactors to the grid, and will take another unit offline in an unplanned outage this weekend.

The utility has delayed the return of its 1.3 Penly 2 reactor to full capacity until late Friday, 900 MW Blayais 3 until September 1, 900 MW Gravelines 2 until September 13, 1.5 GW Chooz B 2 until September 27, and 900 MW Chinon B 1 until September 29, RTE data showed.

EDF’s 1.5 GW Civaux 2 reactor will also be taken offline in an unplanned outage on Saturday at 2000 local time (1800 GMT) due to a problem with the turbine, feed water and condenser sections of the plant, and is forecast to return to the grid at 0700 Sunday morning.

The reactor joins EDF’s 900 MW Cruas 1 and 1.3 GW Cattenom 4 units that will also be taken offline in unplanned outages this weekend.

Cruas 1 was due to be taken off the grid at 0400 local time Friday, due to a problem with the boiler, reactor and steam generator sections of the plant, with the return date set for 0900 local time Saturday morning.

The Cattenom 4 nuclear reactor was due to be taken offline at 2300 local time Thursday, due to a problem with the alternator, transformer and power cabling sections of the plant, and will not return to the grid until August 29.

Nuclear power availability is forecast to fall from around 41.4 GW Friday to 40-41 GW at the weekend, and 41.4 GW Monday, RTE data showed, while maximum national consumption is forecast to rise from 52.4 GW Friday to 53 GW Monday.

The latest CustomWeather data showed that temperatures in Paris will fall by 6 degrees Celsius from current levels to 3 C below the 14-23 C seasonal norm by Sunday, before holding at average levels Monday.

Those in Amsterdam, the Netherlands will remain steady at 2-3 C above the seasonal norm of 12-21 C over the same period.

The Dutch weekend baseload contract closed Eur1.50 higher than the previous close at Eur44/MWh, with Monday baseload failing to trade by midday London time but assessed by Platts just 25 euro cent lower than Thursday’s day-ahead price at Eur50.50/MWh, while peakload changed hands down by the same amount at Eur57.25/MWh.

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/london/french-prompt-power-prices-bullish-for-next-week-26211339
A hard-headed look at UK nuclear power — Friends of the Earth decide against nuclear — New report decisive!

The researchers urged us to advocate changes in energy use, supply and storage that are commensurate with reducing the UK’s emissions as fast as possible, and with the aim of securing a carbon intensity of electricity below 50g/CO2/KWh by 2030.

Mike Childs

02 August 2013
https://nuclear-news.net/2013/08/24/a-hard-headed-look-at-uk-nuclear-power-friends-of-the-earth-decide-against-nuclear-new-report-decisive/

I had alot of problems getting this up so excuse the hurry.. Laptop battery running out.. 😦

August 26, 2013 - Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized