South Korea finds cracks in control rod tunnels at nuclear plant
Source: Reuters
South Korean nuclear regulators have found microscopic cracks in tunnels that guide control rods at a nuclear plant under maintenance, government officials said on Friday, raising new concerns over the country's nuclear power sector.
The discovery of the cracks at the reactor comes just days after two reactors at the same plant in Yeonggwang county, in the southwest of the country, were shut down to replace parts that had been provided with forged certificates.
South Korea is investigating how thousands of parts for its nuclear reactors were supplied using forged safety documents, with regulators set to inspect all 23 of the country's facilities - a move that could test public support for the industry and threaten billions of dollars worth of exports.
"There are cracks in six tunnels. The reactor has been halted since October 18 for regular maintenance and now the process has been extended by a further 47 days for repair of the cracks," said a spokeswoman for the presidential Korea Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.
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DCKit
(18,541 posts)Y'all haven't been paying attention.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Geez...what else is wrong with these plants? Is it going to take a Chernobyl type meltdown to get these people to actually fully inspect all the nuclear plants.
Qanisqineq
(4,826 posts)This sounds just great
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I'm up in Bucheon. The nuclear power plant is west of Gwangju.
Qanisqineq
(4,826 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Hotter than hell during the summer. Of course most of Korea is as well.
Qanisqineq
(4,826 posts)and I've been "enjoying" it for 7 years
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Egads, I can't take that. Even up here near Seoul is pretty damn hot June, July and August.
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)Lying and obfuscation is the nuclear industries MO. Always has been and I suspect always will be
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)So much for ethics.