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Published:
March 5, 2007
British
Energy seeks to re-open Hinkley
Point B, near Burnham-On-Sea
British
Energy has this week formally applied for permission to reopen
Hinkley B nuclear power station, near Burnham-On-Sea, after six
months of repairs.
The
station - pictured here with Burnham's beach in the foreground
- was closed in September for repairs to cracked pipes in the
boiler system.
The
Stop Hinkley Campaign Group argues it is not safe and British
Energy will be taking risks by operating it. The power station
is due to be decommissioned in 2011.
Campaign
group spokesperson Jim Duffy said: "We're already passed
the effective life of this nuclear reactor and what's happening
is that Hinkley are acting on a string and a prayer."
He
claimed the fact that it took three months longer than expected
to complete the repairs meant it was not safe.
But
Nigel Cann, Director of Hinkley B section, said if the units were
not in a position to start up safely, then they would not. "Our
responsibility to the safety of the public and our staff members
is always our number one priority," he said.
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