Safety procedures in disarray at Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 nuclear construction site

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BREAKING NEWS: Safety procedures in disarray at Finland's Olkiluoto 3 nuclear construction site

Documents seen by Greenpeace show that French company Areva is failing to implement vital safety procedures in the troubled construction of its prototype European Pressurized Water Reactor (EPR) in Olkiluoto, Finland. As well as being 2-3 years behind schedule, 70 per cent over budget, and experiencing 1,500 construction defects along with a damaging fire, the reactor's safety cannot be guaranteed.

The full story: http://weblog.greenpeace.org/nuclear-reaction/2008/08/breaking_news_safety_procedure.html

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