French nuclear fuel plant reports excess plutonium
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France's nuclear safety authority has suspended work at a nuclear fuel plant after discovering it had underestimated plutonium levels.
The ASN safety agency says the plant in Cadarache failed to notice and then waited months to report several extra kilograms of plutonium in closed spaces used to manipulate radioactive material. The ASN said in a statement Wednesday "the incident had no consequences." But it issued a warning to plant operators and suspended work on dismantling the plant. (AP)
