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A few B2 or #2 pencils in the reactor would surely add some graphite to even up the loss. Can get a pack of 10 from the 99p shop in the high street. Cuh, its not rocket science people... its only nuclear science.
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Do you believe that no regulations should ever be changed?
It was once considered essential that every car have a man with a red flag walking in front of it.
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The Regulations haven't changed, the specification for the graphite has changed - there is a difference.
Poor reporting by the BBC - what do you expect from non-technical journalists. A nuclear story, there must be an element of shock and horror to scare the public with.
It is very common in technical/engineering systems for there to be deviations from standards and acceptable defects to be 'carried' until either a suitable repair opportunity arises or a piece of equipment is retired from use.
Maybe when you hop on to your holiday jet in the next few months, you might like to think how many cracks there are in the structure of the aircraft. What items of equipment aren't working properly etc.
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For those who prefer a more detailed rationale, there is better information in an artricle in "Nuclear Engineering" by Will Darymple in June 2013 that appears to cover various aspects, inluding commercial, technical, energy security etc than the BBC headline and article that has selective input. http://www.neimagazine.c...urefor-the-longest-time/
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