Fixing corrosion problems at some of state-controlled utility EDF’s nuclear power plants will need a “large scale” plan and “several years” with the risk that more reactors could be halted, the head of French nuclear regulator ASN said.
Bernard Doroszczuk told a parliamentary hearing that while EDF had checked 35 weldings for corrosion and would look at a further 105 by the end of June, the cause of the problem was still unknown.
Corrosion problems have also been increasing, although at this stage they could not be linked to the age of the reactors, Mr Doroszczuk added.
Bernard Doroszczuk told a parliamentary hearing that while EDF had checked 35 weldings for corrosion and would look at a further 105 by the end of June, the cause of the problem was still unknown.
Corrosion problems have also been increasing, although at this stage they could not be linked to the age of the reactors, Mr Doroszczuk added.
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