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November 24, 2012

Swiss nuclear reactor back up after closure over defect
Geneva (AFP) Nov 22, 2012
A reactor at a Swiss nuclear plant that automatically shut down due to a defect was brought back online Thursday evening, the operator said. "After an interruption of around 24 hours, Block 2 of the Beznau nuclear power plant will start producing electricity again tonight," operator Axpo said in a statement. It explained that "a defective safety switch in the non-nuclear part of the plant" had caused the automatic shut-down late Wednesday. The erroneous triggering of the switch had halted th ... read more

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