In a point-by-point rebuttal published online on Wednesday, China's Environment Ministry said CNN's reporting had an 'erroneous concept' of nuclear safety.
In the point-by-point rebuttal, the ministry said elevated levels of specific activity—radioactivity per unit volume or weight—were detected from the primary circuit coolant during the running of reactor Unit 1. The amount was within the acceptable range of the plant's operational requirements.
China's Environment Ministry said an increase in the level of radioactivity inside the primary circuit is"completely different" from an accidental radiation leak. As long as the cooling circuit's pressure barrier and the reactor's containment seal meet the necessary requirements, there will be no radioactive leakage into the environment, it noted.
The country's nuclear agency did not revise acceptable radiation limits outside the Taishan plant, but rather reviewed and approved a relevant limit for the specific activity of insert gases from the reactor coolant of Unit 1, it said. The Environment Ministry said it would continue to monitor levels of radioactivity inside the primary circuit of Unit 1 as well as outside the Taishan facility.
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