China: The U.S. gov't is assessing a reported leak at a Chinese nuclear facility after a French company that partially owns and operates the facility warned of an "imminent radiological threat". Biden administration believes the facility is "not yet at crisis level", per CNN.
Warning by the French company also included an accusation that Chinese authorities were raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province to avoid having to close the plant.
Nonetheless, the situation is important enough that the U.S. National Security Council held multiple meetings regarding the topic last week as they monitored the situation. Meetings were deputy level & assistant secretary level.
Assistant secretary level meetings were led by NSC Senior Director for China Laura Rosenberger and Senior Director for Arms Control Mallory Stewart, according to the article.
The U.S. has been in contact with French officials, as well as its own experts at the Dept of Energy.
The U.S. has been in contact with French officials, as well as its own experts at the Dept of Energy.
The U.S. has also been in contact with Chinese officials, although the extent of these communications isn't known.
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