i-Nuclear update: EDF commits to post-Fukushima enhancements on its French fleet

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EDF commits to post-Fukushima enhancements on its French fleet by I-Nuclear The EDF Group said June 28 it is committed to implementing post-Fukushima safety enhancements at its French nuclear plants to meet the recommendations of the French nuclear safety authority, Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN). Unlike Areva, which said June 28 it would spend €2 billion to meet the ASN recommendations, a spokeswoman for EDF declined to provide a figure on EDF’s investment. The work, both on EDF’s existing plants and plants currently under construction, is intended to increase robustness as well as to guarantee additional safety margins for the facilities to deal with the risks associated with earthquakes and floods; the simultaneous loss of the cooling source and the electricity supply, and the consequences of serious accidents, the company said in a statement.