China admits nuclear emergency response 'inadequate' as safety concerns halt construction of two Gua

[bananas]

Source: South China Morning Post

China admitted on Wednesday its nuclear emergency response mechanism is “inadequate” for coping with “new situations and challenges” arising from its nuclear power plants.

The central government also said it had halted construction of two new-generation nuclear reactors in Guangdong province, because of safety concerns, but vowed that they would not be abandoned.

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Xu Dazhe, chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority, told a press conference on Wednesday that the construction of the two European Pressurised Reactors in Taishan, in Guangdong, had been delayed owing to safety concerns.

French nuclear safety authorities reported last year that a possible manufacturing defect might lead to unexpected spreading of cracks on the reactor vessel which contained the nuclear chain reactions.

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Read more: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1906287/china-admits-nuclear-emergency-response-inadequate

[Jim__]

1. It's good news that they halted construction on 2 new reactors.

Planned floating nuclear reactors sound like they will introduce a whole raft of new dangers to nuclear power generation in the future. Given their current record for handling things like pollution, I don't have much faith in their ability to build safe floating nuclear reactors.

[dembotoz]

2. this is good news