CRACK FOUND IN SOUTH KOREAN NUCLEAR REACTOR ! SHUT DOWN !

then they go on to say "the cracks aren't serious". Yeah right, like flying in an airplane with a cracked wing isnt serious either. Way to downplay a serious disaster in the works.

[link to edition.cnn.com]

Obviously these nuclear reactors are not for everyone..japan skorea...when will the next major disaster occur.

Look at the pic. From the Link. i think they have bigger problems then a crack...


LOL

That's weird, I saw on RT news two days ago that South Korea had temporarily shut down two reactors because they had discovered that they were using parts with forged quality certificates. It was a big scandal. Now they found cracks?

Curious indeed

Fear it's just adding a plausible reason for when major grids go down, that it's simply because of not enough power sources, aka nuclear reactors. Giving this planet such things as flippin nuclear reactors anyway is a terrible crime, instead of the abundant free energy that already exists all around us... /rant!

Look at the pic. From the Link. i think they have bigger problems then a crack...


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[link to edition.cnn.com]

Obviously these nuclear reactors are not for everyone..japan skorea...when will the next major disaster occur.

S.Korea nuclear contractor jailed for parts scam
[link to www.sundaytimes.lk]

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The man, identified only as Hwang, was sentenced last Friday for selling recycled turbine valve parts to the Gori nuclear plant near Busan, the Busan District Court spokesman said.
Hwang, 54, cleaned and painted used parts stolen from the plant's dump by an employee. He then sold them back to the plant, on three occasions since 2008, disguising them as new products.
Hwang pocketed some three billion won ($2.6 million) through the fraud, according to the court.

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Makes you wonder if that crap is happening here, too...

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Nuclear engineer gets prison sentence
The Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office said Tuesday that it arrested and indicted 22 senior officials of the state-run nuclear energy company on charges of taking bribes from subcontractors.

The indicted officials of the Korea Hydro Nuclear Power (KHNP) are two vice presidents and four senior managers at the company’s headquarter in Seoul, and 16 manager-level engineers at local plants.

This is the first time that more than 20 senior officials from one state firm have been arrested in a single corruption case.

The arrest came amid a series of bribery allegations involving the KHNP employees since February, when there was a power outage at a reactor of the Gori-1 Nuclear Power Plant in Busan.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Automatic shutdown at S. Korea nuclear reactor
SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean nuclear reactor went into automatic shutdown on Monday apparently after a malfunction, plant operators said, while ruling out a possible radiation leak.

The 1,000-megawatt reactor at Yeonggwang some 260 kilometres (156 miles) south of Seoul halted operations after warning signals around 3:00 pm (0600 GMT), the state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power said.

An investigation was under way to determine the cause of the shutdown, it said, adding there was no danger of a radiation leak.
[link to newsinfo.inquirer.net]
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South Korea to restart oldest nuclear reactor
South Korea’s oldest nuclear reactor is set to restart after a four-month closure, despite strong opposition from local residents and activists. The Kori-1 reactor in Busan was shut down on 13 March, after it was revealed that the reactor and its emergency generator had temporarily lost power during routine maintenance the month before, causing the coolant temperature to rise.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Nuke reactor malfunctions, shuts down at power plant
A nuclear reactor at one of South Korea's nuclear power plants automatically shut down Sunday after its reactor protection system gave warning signals, plant operators said.

The Shin (New) Wolsong 1 reactor, located some 371 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was shut down at 10:53 a.m. due to the malfunction of a system that controls power output, according to an official from the state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Uljin Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Shuts Down
A reactor at the Uljin Nuclear Power Plant in Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province, shut down on Thursday. State-run operator Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power said a reactor stopped operating at 6:41 p.m. after firing off a warning signal.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Should Wolsong-1 reactor shut down?
Frequent malfunctions of a 29-year-old nuclear reactor in Korea have reignited a backlash against the government’s move to extend its use for anther ten years.

Environmentalists and activists are calling for the immediate shutdown of the Wolsong-1 reactor in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, claiming extended use of what they called the “accident-prone” reactor could lead to a nuclear disaster as seen in Japan’s Fukushima last year.
[link to www.koreatimes.co.kr]
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Two S. Korea nuclear reactors shut down
SEOUL (AFP) - Two South Korean 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactors were shut down Tuesday at separate plants, both as a result of unrelated systems malfunctions, operators said.

The state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) said there was no apparent danger of a radiation leak at either reactor -- at Yeonggwang on the southwest coast and Shingori on the southeast coast.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Key info omitted from nuclear reactor assessment
Kori nuclear plant is already living on borrowed time and prone to malfunction
It belatedly came to light that the core damage frequency (CDF) of reactor No.1 at the Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Busan exceeded International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) standards. The core of a reactor generates radioactive substances in large quantities. The initial 30-year lifespan of the aged nuclear reactor expired and was extended by 10 years in January 2008. The Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), which operates the reactor, intentionally omitted these facts in its report on the proposed extension of the core.
[link to english.hani.co.kr]
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Unproven parts in S.Korean nuclear reactors
South Korea has announced plans to immediately shut down 2 nuclear reactors to replace thousands of parts that were shipped with fabricated warranties.

The Knowledge Economy Ministry revealed to reporters on Monday that 8 parts suppliers have been faking their warranties since 2003. A total of 5,233 such parts are reportedly in use in 5 nuclear reactors.

The ministry says the parts in question were "ordinary" things such as fuses and power switches, and are unrelated to the reactors themselves. It maintains that the parts will not cause radiation leaks.
[link to www3.nhk.or.jp]
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FERMI: MANUAL REACTOR SHUTDOWN DUE TO HYDROGEN IN-LEAKAGE TO STATOR WATER COOLING SYSTEM

At 09:21 EST 11/7/12, the reactor mode switch was taken to shutdown and the main turbine generator was manually tripped in response to hydrogen gas in-leakage into the stator water cooling system from the main turbine generator. The scram was uncomplicated, and all control rods, except one, fully inserted into the core. One control rod stopped at position 02 and was manually inserted. The lowest reactor vessel water level reached was 125 inches, and as expected, HPCI & RCIC did not actuate. No safety relief valves (SRV) actuated. Reactor water level is being controlled in the normal band using the control rod drive and reactor feedwater systems. All isolations and actuations for reactor water level 3 occurred as expected.
[link to www.nucpros.com]
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Good job they didnt find Meth or Heroin!

Good job they didnt find Meth or Heroin!

drug addicts and nuclear facilities dont mix.