French power group EDF said on Monday it had been informed of a build-up of inert gases at its nuclear power station in China and had called for a meeting with its Chinese partner to review data on the plant.
CNN reported on Monday that the US government had spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at the Taishan power plant in Guangdong province run by a joint venture between EDF and China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN).
The US news network reported that Framatome, the EDF unit which designed the reactor at the plant and remains involved in its operations, had warned of an “imminent radiological threat”.
