Chinese power operator says nuke station working fine after reports of leak

Top Chinese government-run nuclear power operator has said its operations at a station in south China meet safety regulations.

This comes at a time when CNN had reported that the US government had spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) in Taishan in Guangdong province, China’s most populous province.

The report followed after Framatome, a French company that partly owns the plant warned of an “imminent radiological threat”.

State-run CGN, however, said it was operating within safety parameters. “Two reactors have since the start of commercial operations been operating according to nuclear safety rules and regulations; currently,