China is shutting down a nuclear reactor in the south of the country “for maintenance” following an investigation into a potential fuel-rod problem, after the French nuclear operator EDF publicly recommended its closure last week.
When a possible leak at the Taishan power station was reported last month, Chinese authorities ruled out any danger at the site, which is run by China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN).
But in a statement on Friday, CGN said the nuclear plant had “decided to shut down Reactor No. 1 for maintenance, in order to find the cause of the damage affecting the fuel and to replace the damaged fuel”.
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