EDF Notified of Some Quality-Control Defects in Fuel Rods
November 21 2017 - 4:22AM
Dow Jones News
By Euan Conley
Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) said on Tuesday that there
have been quality-control problems in testing some of the fuel rods
at its French nuclear sites.
The company said its supplier, Areva SA, was unable to show that
it had properly carried out quality control to prove that the rods
were leak tight.
The problems, however, haven't caused any disruption in
operations, the state-controlled utility said.
Specifically, EDF said 14 of the 2.6 million rods used in
France's nuclear sites had been affected, including three currently
in use at the Golfech 2, Flamanville 1 and Cattenom 3 nuclear
reactors in France. The remaining 11 aren't installed in reactors,
it said.
Write to Euan Conley at euan.conley@dowjones.com
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November 21, 2017 04:07 ET (09:07 GMT)
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