Safety concerns on Areva reactor

摘要

Details of safety concerns about the reactor that French company Areva plans to build in the UK were revealed last week by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII).rnThe design issues, which focus on the control and instrumentation systems of the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR), place further pressure on Areva and its partner EDF Energy. The companies plan to build a nuclear power station in the UK using the EPR by 2017, an aim that many industry insiders say cannot be achieved.