英国四座核电厂因安全原因被关停

时间：2014-09-04 08:57:04

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Four UK nuclear reactors¹ that were shut down for safety reasons may not be back online until the end of the year, EDF Energy has said.

英国电网集团称，四座核发电厂因安全原因被关停，可能到今年年底才会重新开机。

The reactors at the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool power stations were shut in August following a routine inspection².

EDF said there could be a "phased return to service between the end of October and the end of December, 2014".

Earlier this week National Grid³ announced it was seeking emergency supplies of electricity this winter.

It cited concern over potential shortages of power.

BBC industry correspondent John Moylan said that today's announcement from EDF means "up to a quarter of the nuclear fleet being offline as the UK enters winter".

All four reactors were closed after inspections⁴ found a crack in one of the boilers⁵. The other three reactors were closed as a precautionary measure because they were of the same design.

EDF said on Thursday that it had now had time to assess any work and draw up a timetable.

"Dates for returning the stations to service depend on the findings and completion of the inspections," the company said.

"Depending on the progress of the programme and any necessary modifications⁶, the company expects there to be a phased return to service between the end of October and the end of December, 2014.

Any re-entry into service will have to be approved by the nuclear safety regulator, EDF said.

On Tuesday, National Grid, which runs the power distribution network, said it was seeking additional electricity supplies for winter.

The company said it was accelerating an emergency plan asking providers how much more electricity they could provide to fill a possible shortfall.

After Thursday's announcement from EDF, National Grid said: "We have already taken the sensible precaution to tender for Supplementary⁷ Balancing Reserve this winter, owing to uncertainty⁸ over plant availability.

"The tender process - which does not specify⁹ volumes - is sufficiently¹⁰ flexible to cater¹¹ for any new information from the market."

EDF, owned by the French government, has other nuclear power stations in the UK: Hunterston and Torness in Scotland, Heysham 2 in Lancashire, Dungeness B in Kent, Hinkley Point B in Somerset and Sizewell B in Suffolk.

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1 reactors
起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )；反应装置；原子炉；核反应堆
参考例句：
The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法 The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

2 inspection
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。 The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

3 grid
n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅
参考例句：
In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。 Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

4 inspections
n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅
参考例句：
Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。 Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 boilers
锅炉，烧水器，水壶( boiler的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Even then the boilers often burst or came apart at the seams. 甚至那时的锅炉也经常从焊接处爆炸或裂开。来自英汉非文学 - 科学史 The clean coal is sent to a crusher and the boilers. 干净的煤送入破碎机和锅炉。

6 modifications
n.缓和( modification的名词复数 )；限制；更改；改变
参考例句：
The engine was pulled apart for modifications and then reassembled. 发动机被拆开改型，然后再组装起来。来自《简明英汉词典》 The original plan had undergone fairly extensive modifications. 原计划已经作了相当大的修改。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 supplementary
adj.补充的，附加的
参考例句：
There is a supplementary water supply in case the rain supply fails.万一主水源断了，我们另外有供水的地方。 A supplementary volume has been published containing the index.附有索引的增补卷已经出版。

8 uncertainty
n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物
参考例句：
Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。 After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

9 specify
vt.指定，详细说明
参考例句：
We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。 Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。

10 sufficiently
adv.足够地，充分地
参考例句：
It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。 The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。

11 cater
vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务
参考例句：
I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。 Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。