The U.S. is investigating a reported leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant after the French company that helps operate the plant warned the Biden …
The U.S. is investigating a reported leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant after the French company that helps operate the plant warned the Biden administration of an “imminent radiological threat,” according to U.S. officials and documents obtained by CNN. In a letter obtained by CNN, the French nuclear power firm Framatome told the Department of Energy (DOE) last Tuesday that Chinese authorities had raised radiation limits outside of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong Province to avoid having to shut it down. Framatome had also sought to obtain a waiver that would allow for the use of American technical assistance in order to address the reported leak. The company cited an “imminent radiological threat” in its letter to the DOE to persuade the Biden administration to grant the waiver, according to CNN.
