EDF Energy announces plans to restart Heysham A and Hartlepool

摘要

EDF Energy expects to restart its two-unit Heysham A and Hartlepool gas-cooled reactor stations in phases between the end of October and the end of December. In August the company said it had decided to close four reactors at Heysham A and Hartlepool after discovering a crack on a boiler spine at Heysham A-1. The Hartlepool plant has the same boiler design as the Heysham A units. "Engineers have recently been able to begin their inspections and the first two inspections have been completed. The engineers found no defects on these spines," said EDF Energy.