Sizewell B and 27 other EDF nuclear plants 'at risk of catastrophic failure'

The Ecologist
Sep 29, 2016, 9:00 am114 pts
A new report finds that 28 nuclear reactors, 18 of them EDF plants in France and one at Sizewell in the UK, are at risk of failure 'including core meltdown' due to flaws in safety-critical components in reactor vessels and steam generators, writes Oliver Tickell. The news comes as EDF credit is downgraded due…

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