After the problems of the nuclear fleet, the worries in the management of the waste of the atom. The president of the Nuclear Safety Authority, Bernard Doroszczuk, pointed out Wednesday the shortcomings of the fuel chain managed mainly by Orano (ex-Areva).
“A series of events is currently weakening the entire fuel 'cycle' chain
, he worried.
These reflect a lack of anticipation and precaution due to the lack of margin
(in waste storage, editor's note)
which weakens the entire chain and which could, in turn, weaken the operation of nuclear power plants. insofar as they could no longer evacuate the combustibles.”
Essential fuel processing equipment on the Orano de la Hague site is suffering from corrosion faster than expected, and is hampering its operation, points out the ASN.
The spent fuel storage pools, on the same site, are also threatened with saturation on the horizon...
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