The nuclear industry in Britain is killing billions of fish every year and taking a devastating toll of stocks, an Oxford University academic suggests.
The impact can be so severe in the worst-affected regions of the seas around Britain that death rates are equivalent to half the commercial catch for some species.
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INOPERABILITY OF VALVES OF SAFETY SYSTEMS |
During the yearly outage of Gravelines NPP (Unit 6) for checking and refuelling an inspection revealed that 2 valves of an auxiliary circuit were blocked in close position. A pressurized water reactor of 900 to 1300 MWe has a reactor heat removal circuit which assures the removal of residual heat from the fuel during shut-down of the reactor.
