Nuclear reactor flaws raise Hinkley C safety fears

The Ecologist
Apr 13, 2015, 2:57 pm24 pts
A serious flaw in the steel reactor vessel of a nuclear plant under construction in France raises safety fears for the EPR design, writes Paul Brown - and casts another shadow over the UK's deeply troubled Hinkley C nuclear project..

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