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".
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Tuesday June 15 2021, @11:31AM (2 children)
I understand that these discussions can get embarrassing, but as a nuclear power plant ages, it's common to have performance issues. Thankfully, with modern assistance, those issues can be corrected, and the plant can have a normal, healthy, active half-life. *
* side effects include cancer, regime change, and mass death
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 15 2021, @03:29PM
From The Guardian article
So it's about 3 years old. How old does it have to be to expect performance issues? Is it beyond the no quibble warranty period where they'll just replace it with a new one?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 15 2021, @07:33PM
Just in Hong Kong.