China’s Nuclear Drama May Be Less Alarming Than the Politics Behind It
- Lack of information on plant issue is fueling concern: experts
- Former U.S. regulator says Taishan gas release can be managed
The Taishan nuclear power plant in southern China.
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Problems at a Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong probably aren’t cause for any concern, experts said. Some of the politics behind the situation just might be.
An issue discovered inside China General Nuclear Power Corp.’s Taishan Unit 1 reactor, in which presumably damaged fuel rod casings leaked inert gas, has happened enough times in the industry that operators know how to manage it and it’s usually “not any kind of threat,” according to Jeff Merrifield, a former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner.