China Defends Nuclear Plant Safety as France Intervenes
- Taishan reactor has increase in noble gas concentration: EDF
- Environmental indicators normal at plant near Hong Kong: CGN
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The Chinese owner of a nuclear plant near Hong Kong said it’s operating safely even as its French minority owner requests an extraordinary board meeting to discuss gas build-up in a reactor.
Electricite de France SA, which owns 30% of the Taishan nuclear plant in Guangdong, said in a statement that Unit 1 has experienced increased concentration of some noble gases in its reactor. It’s a known phenomenon, and the company has requested the meeting to present all data and make necessary decisions.