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Radiation Authority Sees Serious Safety Problems at Olkiluoto,Nuclear Building Site

Radiation Authority Sees Serious Safety Problems at Nuclear Building Site Uutiset 7 May 09

The Finnish Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority STUK says that the construction of the commercial nuclear reactor in Olkiluoto, which is to be the world’s largest, has not proceeded according to official requirements.

STUK has demanded that the builder of the installation, the French company Areva, correct faults with the automation that guides the reactor……………….. According to STUK, the design of the automation does not meet the basic principles required for nuclear safety, and on this basis STUK does not see any possibilities to approve the automation for installation at Olkiluoto.

Radiation Authority Sees Serious Safety Problems at Nuclear Building Site | News | YLE Uutiset | yle.fi

May 7, 2009 - Posted by | Finland, safety | , , ,

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