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Nothing that I wrote was wrong. Now they actually found a problem during these routine inspections, so they took longer than anticipated. Though that's kind o
by mpweiher 3y ago
Nothing that I wrote was wrong.
Now they actually found a problem during these routine inspections, so they took longer than anticipated. Though that's kind of why you have inspections: so you find problems before they become real problems. Which is what happened here.
And again, the reason it was so many power stations at the same time is that maintenance was deferred during the COVID years (and the chronic underinvestment the last decades). So stuff accumulates. But again, this is because they were able to choose when to do this.
Which is pretty much the opposite of how it was portrayed in the press in Germany and how it stuck in the minds of anti-nuclear advocates.
- ViewTrick1002 3y agoGood to know that they chose to do the safety critical maintenance during winter and coinciding with a fossil gas supply crisis due to war in Europe. Smart thinking!
- mpweiher 3y agoIncorrect. They chose to do it in summer. Because they found more than they had anticipated, it took longer. You're welcome.
- ViewTrick1002 3y agoIs it so hard to stick to the truth when promoting nuclear power? They unexpectedly found corrosion cracks and immediately shut down the plant. Based on this they precautionar shut down several plants. Then as fast as possible they inspected the rest of the fleet and shut down the offending reactors. They did not plan it.
- mpweiher 3y agoIs it so hard to stick to the truth when trying to denigrate nuclear power? (Narrator: yes it is) The shutdowns for the inspections and maintenance were planned. Not for a single plant, for a lot of plants. The inspections found a problem. The shutdowns were extended so they could be fixed, in the original plants and in other plants that might also be affected. The shutdowns, the inspections and the maintenance were planned. What they found was obviously not planned. If you could plan for what you find during an inspection, you wouldn't need an inspection. That's why you inspect. End of story.