The French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) has allowed EDF to continue operating reactor n°2 at the Fessenheim nuclear power station beyond its third ten-year inspection. This authorization is subject to work imposed by the ASN to be carry out within stipulated deadlines. Some work will be completed on the occasion of the planned outage of reactor n°2, scheduled for July 2013.
In July 2011, the ASN gave its approval of operation for reactor n°1 at the power station. This authorisation was also subject to technical requirements involving the work now being conducted by EDF.
This positive operating notification follows the ten-year inspection conducted between April 2011 and March 2012. The regulatory ten-year inspection consists of an exhaustive "check-up" of the installations, after every ten years of operation, carried out under the supervision of the ASN, and resulting into a strengthened safety level for the installations in accordance with the most recent standards.
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