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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday June 15 2021, @08:58AM   Printer-friendly
from the performance-issues-happen dept.

French nuclear firm trying to fix 'performance issue' at China plant

A French nuclear company has said it is working to resolve a "performance issue" at a plant it part-owns in China's southern Guangdong province after an earlier report of a potential leak there.

Framatome, a subsidiary of the energy giant EDF, told Agence France-Presse news agency that it was "supporting resolution of a performance issue" at the plant. "According to the data available, the plant is operating within the safety parameters," it said, adding that an extraordinary meeting of the power plant's board had been called "to present all the data and the necessary decisions".

The statement came shortly after the US TV network CNN reported that Framatome had previously warned the US energy department of an "imminent radiological threat" in a letter.

According to CNN, the letter included an accusation that the Chinese safety authority was "raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the Taishan nuclear power plant in Guangdong province in order to avoid having to shut it down".


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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 15 2021, @09:10AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 15 2021, @09:10AM (#1145431)

    The Chinese Communist Party stated that the source of elevated radiation was a nearby market where villagers trade all sorts of dirty goods.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 15 2021, @04:57PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 15 2021, @04:57PM (#1145583)

    They have Walmart stores in China?

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by looorg on Tuesday June 15 2021, @05:11PM

      by looorg (578) on Tuesday June 15 2021, @05:11PM (#1145592)

      Isn't it more like Walmart is a front for Chinese manufacturing? Is there anything in there that is not made in China (besides the staff) etc?