EXCLUSIVE - The audit carried out after the discovery of an “anomaly” on the tank of the Flamanville EPR revealed inconsistencies in the files for manufacturing nuclear components at the Areva site in Le Creusot. It could be falsifications.
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According to the Nuclear Safety Authority and Areva, around 400 manufacturing files are affected by "inconsistencies", out of around 10.000 manufacturing files audited over a period dating back to around fifty years. All types of components manufactured at Creusot Forge, whether they belong to the nuclear island (steam generator ferrules, tank elements, etc.), to the conventional island (turbine rotors) or to non-nuclear applications, are concerned. A large half of the malfunctions relate to nuclear parts, indicates a source.
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