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Power Cuts following fault at Sizewell B Power Plant May 2008.
Sizewell B in Suffolk underwent an unscheduled shutdown on 27 May after a fault at the nuclear power plant.
Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from London to Merseyside suffered power cuts when the plant went offline without warning during the busy working day at around 11am. This was the second unplanned shutdown in over three years, reducing power to the National Grid. The plant supplies about 3% of the nation's electricity.
At the same time the Longannet power station in Fife was also offline.
The disruptive shutdown at Sizewell B was caused, not by a fault with any part of the nuclear reactor, but with conventional equipment.
Fearing future power cuts due to the demand on the National Grid, energy consultants have called on the government to build new power plants, calling Britain "short of power."
David Hunter, Energy Analyst said: "The government's inability to make long-term energy security decisions over the last decade is coming home to roost. Since the 'dash for gas' in the 1990's, the lack of political will to make tough decisions has left Britain short of power."
Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from London to Merseyside suffered power cuts when the plant went offline without warning during the busy working day at around 11am. This was the second unplanned shutdown in over three years, reducing power to the National Grid. The plant supplies about 3% of the nation's electricity.
At the same time the Longannet power station in Fife was also offline.
The disruptive shutdown at Sizewell B was caused, not by a fault with any part of the nuclear reactor, but with conventional equipment.
Fearing future power cuts due to the demand on the National Grid, energy consultants have called on the government to build new power plants, calling Britain "short of power."
David Hunter, Energy Analyst said: "The government's inability to make long-term energy security decisions over the last decade is coming home to roost. Since the 'dash for gas' in the 1990's, the lack of political will to make tough decisions has left Britain short of power."
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