A nuclear reactor at the Penly plant (Seine-Maritime) is also affected by a corrosion problem on a safety system already detected on four other EDF reactors currently shut down, the Radiation Protection Institute told AFP. and nuclear safety (IRSN).
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The faults which have been observed on the latest generation reactors have been observed on another reactor
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