>The rest of the site’s reactors remained below the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s (ONR) upper safety limit of 350 cracks.
>Owner EDF Energy would like to restart generation at the power plant with a new limit of 700 cracks, a view which has been supported by GMB Union.
>However, two nuclear experts have reportedly warned the reactors should not be reopened – speaking to The Daily Mail, Independent Consultant Dr Ian Fairlie and Dr David Toke of the University of Aberdeen, said while the probability of a meltdown is low, it could have dramatic consequences.