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Steam Generator tube leakage at Embalse NPP

On February 16, Embalse NPP was shutdown due to a Steam Generator tube failure (SG#4). The plant remain out of servicie to repair the failure. The mentioned event is not considered Safety Significant, however, in view of the increasing number of S.G tubes failures detected during the last year, an investigation of the causes is in course

Location: EMBALSE
Event date: Fri, 16-02-2007
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