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Communiqué de l'Autorité de Sûreté NucléaireFBFC-CERCA
Rupture of an underground pipe of uranium liquid discharges at the FBFC plant in Romans-sur-Isere (Drôme)
Paris, july 24, 2008 On July 17 2008 at 5 pm, the Franco-Belgian fuel manufacturing plant (FBFC), group AREVA-NP, located in Romans-sur-Isere in the French Drôme département, informed ASN of the rupture of an underground pipe of uranium liquid discharges. ASN decided to conduct a reactive inspection. Three inspectors from the ASN division of Lyon visited the site on the night of July 17 2008 to July 18 2008 to examine the exact circumstances of the event and the provisions taken by the operator. The ASN inspectors recorded that :
The inspectors have noted the non-compliance of this pipe with the regulation requirements demanding a sufficient mechanical ability to resist to shocks to avoid its rupture. ASN classes provisionally this event at level 1 of the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES). AVERTISSEMENT : ce document a été réalisé par nos soins. En conséquence, il est donné SANS AUCUNE GARANTIE de contenu. Pour avoir l'original, suivre les références données en haut de cette page.
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