As part of ASN’s duties concerning the control of basic nuclear installations (BNIs), an unannounced inspection was carried out on 6 March 2018 on the W and TU5 installations (BNI No. 155), operated by Orano Cycle on the nuclear site Tricastin, on the theme “waste management”. As this inspection revealed numerous infringements, the “Quit Nuclear” Network filed a direct summons against Orano.
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Four more French reactors have been cleared to restart under the Creusot review, a spokeswoman for nuclear safety regulator ASN told S&P Global Platts Tuesday. This brings the number of reactors cleared to 57 out of 58, leaving only Flamanville 2 awaiting a decision. The unit is offline until July anyway for a 10-year overhaul. In the latest update, the return of Fessenheim 1 has been brought forward a week to March 13, operator EDF said in a transparency note late Monday. The other three cleared are Golfech 1, Cattenom 4 and Tricastin 2, scheduled to return before Easter.
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