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Published:
May 8, 2008
Hinkley
Point's nuclear reactor 'tripped' on Thursday morning
One
of the nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point power station, near Burnham-On-Sea,
has been shut down after unexpectedly "tripping" on
Thursday morning (May 8th) following an "engineering issue."
 British
Energy told Burnham-On-Sea.com that Hinkley Point's B8 reactor
stopped unexpectedly and engineers at the plant are working on
a restart plan.
Spokesman
Martin Butlin added: "There is certainly no need for concern.
It is not a major issue, just an engineering one."
"I
cannot go into the details about the issue as they are commercially
sensitive."
A
separate spokeswoman confirmed: "The reactor tripped this
morning. We are aware of the reason and it's not a major issue."
Hinkley
Point has two reactors with a generation capacity of 610MW each.
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