Leakage at nuclear plant in Taiwan, China

Beijing, Dt

The city of Taishan in China's Guangdong province is at risk of nuclear leakage. China has stepped in to try to consolidate the wetland after reports surfaced of a nuclear radiation leak from a nuclear plant in the city. The United States has taken action after a French company, a partner in the nuclear unit, announced the leak. China, on the other hand, claims that the nuclear radioactive level in the vicinity of the nuclear unit is normal and does not pose a threat to public safety.

The city of Taishan in China has an estimated population of one million. A nuclear radiation leak at a Chinese nuclear plant has wreaked havoc on the entire city. China initially tried its best to suppress reports of leakage. However, France made a significant contribution to the construction of this Chinese nuclear plant.

The French company Framatom, a partner in a nuclear unit in southern Guangdong province, warned of a potential radiological risk due to the leak and wrote a letter to the US Department of Energy. The company said in a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy that China had increased the accepted limit for knowing the level of radiation outside the plant instead of shutting down the plant following the leak. The Biden government is studying the report of the French company Framatomena. However, the situation at the Chinese nuclear power plant is currently under control. Yet in the current situation it is not yet clear how big the risk of radiation is for plant workers and Chinese nationals.

China stepped in to rescue on Tuesday after reports of a leak at a nuclear plant in the city of Taishan surfaced. The radioactive level in the area around the plant is normal and there is no risk to public safety, China said. "Based on the information we have received from the competent authority, I would like to emphasize that the Taishan nuclear power plant meets all the requirements of the technical specification and there is no risk to the safety of the people," said Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Responding to a question about the Chinese authorities raising the accepted limit for knowing the state of radiation around the plant, Zhao said, "Our nuclear safety regulatory system is in line with our national conditions and is in line with international standards." At present there is no risk to people's health.