25 February 2016
A series of measurements of the thickness of the steel walls of some of the evaporators at Areva's La Hague reprocessing plant in northern France has indicated faster than expected corrosion. The country's nuclear regulator, the Autorit de S ret Nucl aire (ASN), said it will monitor Areva's work to minimize future corrosion of these evaporators.
A cutaway showing the structure of the La Hague evaporators (Image : ASN)
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