The investigation launched after the discovery of “anomalies” in the structure of the Flamanville nuclear plant in France have revealed
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The investigation launched after the discovery of “anomalies” in the structure of the Flamanville nuclear plant in France have revealed inconsistencies in the production records of nuclear components manufactured at a factory in Le Creusot.
Flamanville: Areva n'exclut pas des “falsifications” dans l'usine du Creusot https://t.co/38ZiOO8IeO pic.twitter.com/c5YwlemluR
— L'Express (
LEXPRESS) <a href="https://twitter.com/LEXPRESS/status/727376961769754624">May 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <b></b>Areva, the French multinational group specialising in nuclear power and renewable energy, has said that falsification of the records cannot be "excluded." <b></b> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"tw-align-center data-lang="en"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">EDF-Areva : des tests complémentaires à venir sur la cuve du réacteur EPR de Flamanville <a href="https://t.co/OjG29OxGUr">https://t.co/OjG29OxGUr</a> <a href="https://t.co/N8P1eaTnN4">pic.twitter.com/N8P1eaTnN4</a></p>— Le monde des Stars (StarsMonde) April 14, 2016
The European Pressurised Reactor is touted as the safest in the world, but delays in construction in France, Finland and China are turning the new-generation plants into a financial nightmare. > Les déboires de l'EPR de Flamanville continuent avec les possibles falsifications chez Areva https://t.co/G9lx92sLgZ pic.twitter.com/0yjdaKAFig
— LesEchosEnergie (@EchosEnergie) May 3, 2016
The ESR may now have to be scrapped as the fragility at the base of the lid is too dangerous to ignore.