Operation of Heysham 1 Reactor 1 on 7 boiler pods Office for

Operation of Heysham 1 Reactor 1 on 7 boiler pods Office for

Office for Nuclear Regulation - PROJECT ASSESSMENT REPORT

The Heysham 1 and Hartlepool reactors utilise a pod boiler design. The role of the pod boilers is to remove heat from the core, converting this energy into steam. Each reactor comprises four boiler quadrants, with each boiler containing two pods, eight pods in

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2014/11/30 · 21 November, 2014. ONR has today granted permission for three reactors at Hartlepool and Heysham 1 to return to service. The reactors were shut down as a precautionary measure in August 2014, following discovery of a crack in a boiler spine at Heysham 1 Reactor 1. EDF Nuclear Generation Limited presented ONR with a safety justification for the

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Report ONR-CNRP-PARKefid5 TRIM Ref: 2015/1490 Office for Nuclear Regulation Page 3 of 27 Heysham 1 Reactor 1 Boiler Spines Return to Service EC354024 Heysham Reactor 1: Interim Safety Case for Return to Service on 3 Quadrants Following Discovery

Heysham monthly report - EDF Energy

Heysham 1 Reactor 1 – the reactor is running on a reduced load with two boilers isolated and not in operation due to the defect found on one of the boiler spines. Reactor 2 – Following a planned Statutory Outage, the reactor was safely returned to service on

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2014/11/30 · The reactors were shut down as a precautionary measure in August 2014, following discovery of a crack in a boiler spine at Heysham 1 Reactor 1. EDF Nuclear Generation Limited presented ONR with a safety justification for the return to service of Heysham 1 Reactor 2 and the two reactors at Hartlepool .

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Heysham 1 – Reactor 1 – 7 Boiler Pod Operation Nuclear Site Licence No. 60 – Licence Conditions 22(1) and 23(5) Operation of Heysham 1 Reactor 1 on 7 boiler pods Project Assessment Report ONR-HYA-PARKefid0 Revision 0 28 April 2016

Heysham monthly report - EDF Energy

Heysham 1 Reactor 1 – ran safely and reliably on 3 quadrants with defective boiler not in use. Reactor 2 – ran safely and reliably; steadily increasing load following chemical clean of boilers. Heysham 2 Reactor 7 – ran safely and reliably, reducing power

Heysham monthly report - EDF Energy

Heysham 1 After a discovery of a crack on a component known as a boiler spine at Heysham 1 on 11 August, EDF Energy reported that the four nuclear reactors at its Heysham 1 and Hartlepool power stations would be shut down to allow a detailed programme

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2020/5/20 · Heysham 2 and Morecambe Bay Heysham 1 (beige colour ) is the nuclear reactor running on 7 out of 8 boilers as one has cracked supports. and Heysham 2 (white top) Photos and description by David Autumns. "Heysham 1 is the beige building, the sister station

EDF Energy expects to bring two UK nuclear plants back online by …

2014/9/4 · EDF Energy expects two of its nuclear power stations in Britain, currently offline for inspections, to be back in service between the end of October and end of December, it said on Thursday. The company's Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear plants were taken offline last month to conduct inspections of their boilers after a fault was found on a boiler spine at Heysham 1. …

EDF Energy has Heysham 1 and Hartlepool reactors reduced …

Heysham 1 unit 1 will operate on 7 out of the 8 boiler pods until a detailed repair strategy has been developed. Heysham 2 The construction, which was undertaken by a consortium known as National Nuclear Corporation (NNC), [3] began in 1979 and the station opened in 1988.

Office for Nuclear Regulation - PROJECT ASSESSMENT REPORT

Report: ONR-HYA-PARKefid9 Trim Ref: 2016/53363 Office for Nuclear Regulation Page 3 of 7 Request for Acknowledgement under arrangements made under condition LC22(1) EC354732 – NP/SC 7736 Operation of Heysham 1 Reactor 1 on 7 Boiler Pods

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8/reactor Helically wound, integrally finned pod boiler 6420C 2780C 1 530 MW(t) 2 485 psia (174-7 kg/cmŽabs) 5430C 1 072 lb/sec (486 kg/sec) 609 psia (42-8 kg/cm2abs) 571 psia (40-1 kg/cm2abs) 539ac 972 lb/sec (441 kg/sec) 666 MW(e) 2 31 5 psia (162-8b

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more than six months because of cracked boiler tubes. After repairs the reactor were operated at about 60-70% of capacity until further checks from February 2008. (4) In October 2007 Hartlepool Reactor 2 and Heysham 1 Reactor 1, were closed as a No.205

ONR - Office for Nuclear Regulation - PROJECT ASSESSMENT …

2. During the 2013 Heysham 1 reactor 1(R1) statutory outage (commencing August 2013), an unusual test result was found on quadrant D, boiler 1 spine (1D1). NGL presented a safety case (Ref. 1) to justify a limited period of reactor operation of Heysham 1

Heysham monthly report - EDF Energy

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2014/12/1 · The Heysham 1-1 reactor which had a crack on a "boiler spine" appears still offline. It is not expected back online before the New Year. EDF had foot-dragged for over EIGHT MONTHS before taking Heysham 1-1 offline, according to the UK Nuclear regulator

EDF Energy has Heysham 1 and Hartlepool reactors reduced power plan …

2014/10/18 · "As boiler spine defects can only develop into cracks at very high temperatures, two reactors at Hartlepool and one at Heysham 1 could be returned to service at c75%-80% power

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