Czech power company checks welds on nuclear power plant pipes

Czech power company ČEZ announced that it is shutting down two of the four nuclear reactors at its Dukovany site for checks on the safety of welds to piping during recent repairs. The shutdown of the second bloc Thursday and third bloc on Friday combined with other outages at the power plant and at the Temelín complex mean that around half of the operator’s nuclear capacity will be out of action. Other power sources at the company’s disposal will be called on and no shortage is threatened, a company spokeswoman said. The Czech Republic was unusually forced to import power last week when nuclear and coal fired power plants were shut.

Author: Chris Johnstone