Britain’s Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on Friday said it had granted its consent to allow the EDF Energy Nuclear Generation LTD to return the Sizewell B nuclear power station to service following a statutory periodic shut down for maintenance, inspection and refueling. The ONR noted that EDF NGL inspections, reviewed by the regulator, convinced the agency that the integrity of the reactor pressure vessel was not in question. “ONR’s technical specialists examined the results of these in-service inspections and were satisfied that they demonstrate the continued integrity of the reactor pressure vessel and that the hydrogen flaking present in the Doel 3 and Tihange 3 reactors in Belgium is not evident at Sizewell B,” the agency said.
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