Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste Sector
9. July 19, 2011 – (North Carolina) GE unit halts nuclear fuel output over alarm hitch. General Electric Co’s nuclear fuel unit Global Nuclear Fuels (GNF) has suspended manufacturing since July 14 at its North Carolina facility after warning horns failed to operate properly during a safety system test, GNF reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The report posted on the commission Web site explained that the alarm system at the facility north of Wilmington failed to immediately activate the horns as designed during the test. GNF said the problem was a hardware failure, specifically a capacitor on a circuit board, and the system had been repaired. All production activities were shut down and personnel were being kept away from the manufacturing area, the company said. In its report to the NRC, the company said it had determined that problems with the warning system had existed at the time of previous tests in May and June, but at the time they were “not adequately identified and thus not reported”. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/19/nuclear-ge-idUSN1E76I0JA20110719

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