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    ENSI follows WENRA recommendation on review of reactor pressure vessels

    The Swiss nuclear power plants (NPP) Beznau and Gösgen are required to perform standardized safety reviews of the base materials in their reactor pressure vessels to check for possible manufacturing flaws. Through this requirement, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI is implementing a recommendation issued by the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA).

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    KKL: Automatic Turbine Shutdown (as at: 30.06 2011)

    A faulty resistor on an electronic card led to the failure of a module in the turbine control system. As a result, the control dampers on the low pressure turbines closed slowly.

  • Events, Events Leibstadt

    KKL: Weld Seam Leak on Small-Bore Pipe of the High Pressure Core Spray (CS) System (as at: 13.04.2011)

    During a function test on the high pressure core spray (CS) system, a thin jet of water was detected. This jet emerged from a weld seam on a small-bore pipe leading to a safety valve. The function test was interrupted, and the affected section of the small-bore pipe was replaced within the permissible time for…