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EDF Energy reduced power output at its two Hunterston nuclear reactors in Scotland on Tuesday, after the grid operator moved to better manage electricity distribution amid severe power cuts following heavy storms, a spokesman said. "We have reduced the load on both units at Hunterston B so that the transmission and distribution systems can manage," he said. The two nuclear reactors, with a maximum output capacity of 500 and 460 megawatts (MW) respectively, were running at around 350 MW on Tuesday afternoon, National Grid data showed. Network operator National Grid manages Britain's electricity grid balance and sometimes requests plant operators cut output to manage network constraints. On Tuesday, more than 100,000 homes were cut from the power network as heavy storms knocked out transmission cables.
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storms cause problems at UK nuke plant (Original Post)
ensho
Jan 2012
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muriel_volestrangler
(101,321 posts)1. That's a problem on the grid, not at the plants
With less power being drawn from the damaged grid, they cut the power going in - nuclear, in this case.
ensho
(11,957 posts)2. a problem is a problem
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muriel_volestrangler
(101,321 posts)3. It was not a problem *at* a nuke plant
It was a problem *solved by* a nuke plant - and could have been solved by a hydroelectric plant, a gas plant, etc. This time, they asked the nuke plant to decrease its output.