Sydney’s nuclear reactor to restart
1/5/08
Sydney’s nuclear reactor could resume operations this month, after a 10-month shutdown caused by fuel problems. In July 2007, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), which operates the Open Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) research reactor, discovered that several fuel plates had displaced from their original positions in the core of the reactor. ANSTO shut down the reactor and determined that the design of the fuel plates needed to be modified.
See: http://news.theage.com.au/sydneys-nuclear-reactor-to-restart/20080501-29zh.html