French regulator starts investigation into nuclear safety fraud


  • World
  • Monday, 13 May 2019

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.

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