EDF, the French state-backed utility, said it was seeking to hold an extraordinary board meeting of its joint venture nuclear power plant in southern China after a report of a possible radiation leak.
EDF said on Monday that it had been “informed of the increase in the concentration of certain noble gases” in the first reactor at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, which is majority held by China General Nuclear Power Corp. Noble gases are inert gases, such as helium, xenon and radon.
It added that such increases were “a known phenomenon, studied and provided for in reactor operating procedures” but said it was calling for the extraordinary board meeting to review all available data.