Thread: US assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility

(CNN)The US government has spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after a French company that part owns and helps operate it warned of an "imminent radiological threat," according to US officials and documents reviewed by CNN.


The warning 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, according to a letter from the French company to the US Department of Energy obtained by CNN.


Despite the alarming notification from Framatome, the French company, the Biden administration believes the facility is not yet at a "crisis level," one of the sources said.

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The warning 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

Typical chinkies innit.

Should probably tell the people operating the plant then eh?

An operator of a Chinese nuclear plant has warned U.S. officials of an “imminent radiological threat” after a leak at the plant, multiple news outlets reported on Monday.

In a letter obtained by CNN, the French operator of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, Framatome, told U.S. officials that Chinese authorities had raised radiation limits outside of the plants to avoid a potential shutdown.

U.S. officials told Framatome that they don't deem the current situation to yet be at a crisis level, according to CNN, but the National Security Council has already held meetings on this situation.

Company warns of 'imminent radiological threat' after Chinese nuclear plant leak: report | TheHill

it is unusual that a foreign company would unilaterally reach out to the American government for help when its Chinese state-owned partner is yet to acknowledge a problem exists.

Which tells you the chinkies want to cover it up as per their normal modus operandus.

Is this a nuclear Wuhan virus?

Nothing to see here folks:

The facility's Chinese part-owner, China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group, refuted claims of a leak on Monday.

China Taishan plant: '''Performance issue''' reported at nuclear facility - BBC News

Yeah because you can trust the chinkies to be transparent about a potentially transnational issue can't....





Oh.

Vile creatures . . . let millions die instead of accept responsibility

As Japanese or French did lie to cover up incidents or even crisis, I wouldn't be surprised to see China lying on this.

..he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles

Welcome to CNN.

China's Taishan Nuclear Plant Shuts Down After Damage to Fuel Rods

Engineers at a nuclear plant in southern China have been forced to shut down a reactor after minor fuel damage was detected.


China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) said on Friday that the Taishan plant in Guangdong province would undergo "maintenance."


It came after a recent spike in radioactivity levels led to fears of a leak at the plant.

Taishan is roughly 80 miles west of Hong Kong and has a population of just under 1 million. Guangdong is the country's largest province, with around 115 million residents.

Last month, authorities said minor fuel rod damage was to blame for radioactive gases that had built up at the site.

"After lengthy conversations between French and Chinese technical personnel, Taishan Nuclear Power Plant... decided to shut down Unit 1 for maintenance," said an online statement released by the operator on Friday and seen by AFP.


CGN added that only "a small amount of fuel damage" had been found and engineers would begin to "find the cause of fuel damage and replace the damaged fuel."

AFP reported that there were more than 60,000 fuel rods in the core unit of the reactor, and that the damaged rods accounted for "less than 0.01 percent."


The plant is alone in the world in using EPR—a pressurized water reactor design produced in partnership with the French energy company EDF.


On June 14, Chinese officials reported an incident at the No. 1 reactor of the plant.


They played down the severity of the issue, however, saying it was a "common phenomenon."


Following a CNN report last month that the facility's French joint operator had warned of problems at the site, Chinese authorities insisted there was "no leak."

CNN reported that the plant's French joint operator, Framatome, had written twice to the U.S. in June to ask for technical assistance.


The plant's majority stakeholder is the state-owned CGN, which was placed on the U.S. government's Entity List by the administration of former President Donald Trump. As a result, the company cannot be sold American goods without a special license. So, Framatome needed official approval to obtain U.S. assistance in what it described as an "imminent radiological threat."


China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment responded at the time that the increase in radioactivity in the primary circuit was the result of damage to fuel rod housings, an "uncontrollable factor in the production, transportation and loading of fuel."

A minimum amount of fuel rod damage is unavoidable, the statement said, noting that this has not affected nuclear plant operations in other parts of the world.


China's Taishan Nuclear Plant Shuts Down After Damage to Fuel Rods

So:

The warning 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

Like I said, typical chinkies innit.

Originally Posted by misskit

"China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment responded at the time that the increase in radioactivity in the primary circuit was the result of damage to fuel rod housings, an uncontrollable factor in the production, transportation and loading of fuel."

Is it, though?