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China today said radiation levels around the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant are normal, following reports the United States was assessing a reported leak at the facility. There is no abnormality in the radiation environment around the nuclear power plant. Its safety is guaranteed, foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a news briefing in Beijing.
On Monday, CNN reported that the French company which helps operate the nuclear plant in southern Guangdong province had warned Washington of an imminent radiological threat.
The US government is investigating reports of a leak at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in China(CNN)
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The warning included an accusation the Chinese safety authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the plant in order to avoid having to shut it down, according to a letter from French firm Framatome to the US Department of Energy.
Recent overhaul at nuclear plant
Ultimately, the June 8 request for assistance from Framatome is the only reason why the US became involved in the situation at all, multiple sources told CNN.
However, the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant published a statement on its website Sunday night local time, maintaining that environmental readings for both the plant and its surrounding area were normal.
The two nuclear reactors in Taishan are both operational, the statement said, adding that Unit 2 had recently completed an overhaul and successfully connected to the grid on June 10, 2021.
The statement did not define why or how the plant was overhauled.
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