Question 24771 — security of property and people

Summary

Mr. Cédric Villani questions the Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition on the robustness of French nuclear installations in the face of seismic hazards. For several years, the general state of the French nuclear fleet has raised numerous questions, notably due to an increase in anomalies discovered on certain equipment, including fraud during the manufacturing of some of it. In addition, the reactors French have been designed for an already outdated duration and conditions of use. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake; a level close to the level taken as a reference by the Nuclear Safety Authority; which occurred on Monday, November 11, 2019, 26 kilometers from the Tricastin power plant and 23 kilometers from the Cruas power plant, today raises the question of the safety of nuclear installations during the occurrence of an earthquake. Despite the apparent absence of damage to the nuclear power plants concerned, EDF has also postponed the restart of the reactors at the Cruas power plant until December. Knowing that an earthquake can call into question the safety of nuclear installations, he questions their robustness in the face of seismic hazards.

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