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French nuclear watchdog demands EDF fix faults at 5 reactors

French nuclear watchdog demands EDF fix faults at 5 reactors, Montel News, MURIEL BOSELLI, Paris 10 June 20, France’s nuclear safety authority has served EDF with a formal notice to repair deviations and reinforce five reactors at its 5.4 GW Gravelines nuclear power plant by the end of October – work that would not require shutdowns.

ASN cited risks of a loss of cooling in the unlikely event of an explosion nearby, with the plant located 5 kilometres from the Dunkirk LNG terminal. Loss of cooling can cause a reactor meltdown.

The notice concerned deviations in five out of the plant’s six reactors. Operator EDF had already made changes to equipment around reactor 5, ASN said on Wednesday.  https://www.montelnews.com/en/story/french-nuclear-watchdog-demands-edf-fix-faults-at-5-reactors/1121918

June 11, 2020 - Posted by | France, safety

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