(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.
While US officials have deemed the situation does not currently pose a severe safety threat to workers at the plant or Chinese public, 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. The scenario could put the US in a complicated situation should the leak continue or become more severe without being fixed. [...]
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A French nuclear firm said Monday it was working to resolve a "performance issue" at a plant it part-owns in China's southern Guangdong province following a US media report of a potential leak there.
CNN reported earlier that the US government is assessing a report of a leak at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant after the French company, Framatome, warned of an "imminent radiological threat".
Framatome said in a statement to AFP that it is "supporting resolution of a performance issue" at the plant.
"According to the data available, the plant is operating within the safety parameters," the company said.
"Our team is working with relevant experts to assess the situation and propose solutions to address any potential issue." >>>>>
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Una fuga radioattiva da una centrale nucleare cinese. La denuncia è stata fatta dall'azienda francese che è proprietaria della centrale stessa, la quale ha avvertito di una «minaccia radioattiva imminente». La fuga di radiazioni si sarebbe rilevata all'esterno della centrale nucleare di Taishan nella provincia del Guangdong e, secondo il rapporto francese, la autorità della Cina avrebbero nei giorni scorsi innalzato i limiti consentiti di radiazioni in modo non dover costringere la centrale a chiudere.
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OFFICIALS have warned of an "imminent danger" as a Chinese nuclear power plant is reportedly leaking radiation - but Beijing is trying to cover it up.
A French company which part owns the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province reached out to the United States for help with the leak and warned of an "imminent radiological threat", CNN reports.
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