PARIS (Reuters) - France's ASN nuclear regulator said it had launched an investigation into elements of fraud regarding nuclear safety, after it received several warnings from whistleblowers.
Following a scandal over falsified manufacturing documents at former nuclear reactor maker Areva (now part of state-owned utility EDF and renamed Framatome) and a string of problems with weldings and components at EDF nuclear reactors, the ASN launched last November a website where the public can signal irregularities regarding nuclear safety.
