Thursday, July 19, 2007

Vattenfall Halts Brunsbuettel Nuclear Power Plant to Repair Screw Anchors

(Bloomberg) -- Vattenfall Europe AG, Germany's
fourth-largest utility, halted its Brunsbuettel nuclear plant for
repairs to screw anchors.

The 771-megawatt reactor will remain offline until
investigations and repairs are complete, the Social Ministry of
the state of Schleswig-Holstein, where the facility is based,
said today in an e-mailed statement. Faults were discovered with
screw anchors holding pipes in place, the ministry said.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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