A small steam leakage was discovered nearby a former bearing stand of a high pressure turbine at about 7:30 am on 18 October 1992 when Fugen was going on full power operation. It was found out by a field investigation that the steam leakage occurred near an instrument pipe for a pressure detector of an outlet pipe of the high pressure turbine. The reactor was shut down by normal operating procedure and a generator was cut off from the grid system at 2:10 to investigate causes of the leakage and to repair the affected part. After the shutdown, the investigation of the affected pipe was carried out and a small penetrating hole (about 8 x 4mm) was confirmed at a gamma-plug welded at the outlet pipe to stop a hole from which a radioactive source was inserted to examine the welding part of the pipe during the construction period of Fugen (1976). However the integrity of the outlet pipe was kept. The causes for the penetrating hole are suspected to be erosion-corrosion due to factors such as relatively high wetness in the steam, material and of the gamma-plug.
The Pacific News Bulletin (since September 1986) and its predecessor Pacific Bulletin was published for the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific (NFIP) Movement by the Pacific Concerns Resource Centre (PCRC), first based in Petersham (Australia) and later at Suva on the Fiji Islands. The NFIP movement grew out of the first regional Nuclear Free Pacific […]
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Behnam Raeesian is an internationally recognized visual artist and poster designer from Iran, known for bold political and cultural works. Through exhibitions, workshops, jury roles, and collaborations with cultural institutions worldwide, he has built a strong voice in contemporary political graphic design. His projects confront complex issues such as nuclear risk and technological impact, transforming […]
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