Mars 2010 / The Guardian

EDF nuclear reactor carries ’Chernobyl-size’ explosion risk

Protest network Sortir du Nucléaire says leaked EDF documents show reactor’s defects could cause massive nuclear accident

French anti-nuclear campaigners claim a new power plant being built in Normandy carries an accident risk of "Chernobyl proportions".

Sortir du Nucléaire, a protest network, says leaked confidential documents show that tests on the third-generation pressurised water reactor present a potentially catastrophic scenario.

The network has eight internal papers (...)