French Operator of Chinese Nuclear Plant Flags ‘Performance Issues’ After Reports of ’Imminent Radiological Threat’

Then British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (L) chats with Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co. Ltd. General Manager Guo Liming, as they inspect a nuclear reactor under construction at the nuclear power plant in Taishan, China, on Oct. 17, 2013. Bobby Yip, Pool, File/AP Photo

A French nuclear firm said it’s working to resolve a “performance issue” at a plant it partially owns in China’s Guangdong Province, following reports that U.S. authorities have been assessing a report of a possible leak at the facility amid warnings of an “imminent radiological threat,” according to reports.

Framatome, a division of French power group EDF, told France 24 in a statement on June 14 that it’s “supporting resolution of a performance issue” at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, which is a joint venture between EDF and China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), located around 84 miles west of Hong Kong.