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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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Vogtle-3 shuts down for valve issue
One of the new Vogtle units in Georgia was shut down unexpectedly on Monday last week for a valve issue that has since been investigated and repaired. According to multiple local news outlets, Georgia Power reported on July 17 that Unit 3 was back in service.
Southern Company spokesperson Jacob Hawkins confirmed that Vogtle-3 went off line at 9:25 p.m. local time on July 8 “due to lowering water levels in the steam generators caused by a valve issue on one of the three main feedwater pumps.”
Lukáš Vondrovic, Ilona Pospíšková, Antonín Vokál, J. Augusta, J. Slovák (SURAO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 706-709
The Czech Republic’s radioactive waste disposal concept assumes the construction of a deep geological repository in crystalline host rocks at a depth of 500m below the earth’s surface. The current stage of the site selection and evaluation process requires that the characteristics of the geosphere be determined at a depth envisaged for the future repository. This paper addresses the current state of construction of, and preparation of the R&D program for, the new Bukov generic underground research facility which will provide invaluable support for the current siting process and the safety evaluation of the disposal concept in the Czech Republic by providing the depth calibration parameters required to supplement the data acquired from surface exploration. The intensive characterization program which was conducted during the construction phase focused on the characterization of the site from the geological, geomechanical and hydrogeological aspects. The future experimental program will focus on the following principal research areas: the geosphere and materials and techniques.