UK regulator backs EDF Energy on reactor checks

UK regulator backs EDF Energy on reactor checks
The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has said it is satisfied that EDF Energy is taking "appropriate and conservative action in the interests of continued nuclear safety" in its decision to shut down its reactors at the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool sites. The closures are in response to the identification of unexpected "cracking" in a boiler spine of unit 1 at Heysham 1, ONR said.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-UK-regulator-backs-EDF-Energy-on-reactor-checks-1308201401.html