EDF Energy has awarded James Fisher Nuclear (JFN) a contract to supply inspection devices to more precisely monitor the condition of graphite within the cores of its fleet of operating Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors (AGRs) in the UK. JFN – in collaboration with EDF Energy, Serco (now Amec), Bloodworth Consulting and the University of Manchester – developed eddy current inspection tools (ECIT) designed to assess the condition of graphite within vacated fuel channels in AGRs.
World Nuclear News 14h March 2017 read more »