Etiket: Corrosion
authorities suddenly close a century-old bridge in La Rochelle eaten away by corrosion
Welcome Eco / Consumption Transportation The president of the department had recommended to the town hall, manager of the bridge, to “urgently” close the structure, in place since 1912. Published…
two new nuclear reactors affected by stress corrosion problems
The two units concerned are Penly 2 in Seine-Maritime and Cattenom 3 in Moselle. This brings to fifteen the total number of reactors affected by these stress corrosion phenomena which…
what is the corrosion problem, which affects several reactors?
Posted on 02/11/2022 21:45 Update on 02/11/2022 22:32 France 2 Article written by N.CHATEAUNEUF, M.JACOMINO, L.MUNIER, L.BASTIAN, S.GUIBOUT, A.PACARY – France 2 France Televisions Half of the nuclear reactors in…
Extended shutdown for four nuclear reactors suffering from corrosion, EDF announces
Between planned maintenance operations and shutdowns related to this subject of corrosion, 32 nuclear reactors were shut down on Thursday, out of a total of 56. Article written by Published…
suspicions of corrosion on several reactors in the French fleet
The most widespread generation of reactors is suspected of having major technical problems, while nuclear electricity production has never been so low. Article written by Posted on 04/22/2022 12:58 Reading…
Crisis in Ukraine, Flamanville EPR, corrosion of power plants … Jean-Bernard Lévy’s “8h30 franceinfo”
The chairman and CEO of EDF, Jean-Bernard Lévy, was the guest of “8:30 a.m. franceinfo” on Tuesday February 22, 2022. He answered questions from Lorrain Sénéchal and Neïla Latrous. The…
six questions that arise after the announcement of the shutdown of three additional nuclear reactors for suspicion of corrosion
This is bad news in a context of tight electricity supply this winter. Three new nuclear reactors will soon be shut down in France, EDF announced on Tuesday 8 February.…
EDF to shut down three additional nuclear reactors due to suspected corrosion
Five reactors in the French nuclear fleet were already shut down due to identified or suspected corrosion problems on a safety circuit. Article written by Published on 08/02/2022 12:07 Update…
French nuclear reactors shut down until the end of 2022 for corrosion problems
It’s a different kind of epidemic, but it’s spreading. Five of the 56 French nuclear reactors are now shut down for some corrosion problems. In some cases, the shutdown will…
Corrosion problems in French nuclear power plants
(Paris) A corrosion problem on the safety system of French nuclear reactors has spread to at least one other reactor, a new setback that comes at a bad time when…