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Aug 11, 2012, 09:37 »
There appear to be cracks in the RPV at Doel #3, Belgium. Not surprisingly, very little information is available at this time.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120810-709795.html
Looks like it's a Westinghouse, 3-loop PWR. The article states there are 10 plants in the US whos RPV's were made by Rotterdam Drydock. According to Wlrun, there are 13 such plants in the US.
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Hmm, I work at a Westinghouse 3 loop PWR. It will be interesting to see where this goes.
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More info here:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/10/belgians-skeptical-that-nuclear-reactor-will-come-back-online-after-cracks-discovered-near-core/
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I knew I recalled reading some boring dry engineering info in the 90s regarding the first 2 Doel units and some experiments in vessel annealment for RTT issues. The unit in the news is a newer unit of different design, but the weld copper issues remain. Does your unit still perform embrittlement specimen testing?
http://www.jsme.or.jp/monograph/pes/1999/ICONE7/PAPERS/TRACK04/FP7445.PDF
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BV U1 has RTT issues.
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