News Snapshot:
Earlier this week, CNN reported that the French partner of the Taishan nuclear plant in China had reached out to the US government to request safety assistance, warning of an “imminent radiological threat.” The plant is located in Chixi, a town in China’s southern Guangdong province, home to the megalopolis of Guangzhou, and not far from Hong Kong. Here’s what we know so far. Despite that warning, there doesn’t appear to be a leak at the plant at present, or a threat to plant personnel, and the US assessment appears to be that this isn’t a “ crisis level ”...
