Nuclear power station accidents

Nuclear power station accidents have included:

2007

 * a leak at the Asco I plant, in Tarragona, Spain occurred in November. Radioactive particles were detected outside the plant on March 14, 2008 but, AFP reports, "the plant did not tell the watchdog until April 4."

August

 * the Vandellos II complex near Tarragona in northeastern Spain was shut down after an electrical generator fire. The plant is operated by Asociacion Nuclear Asco-Vandellos (Anav) for its joint venture owners Endesa and Iberdrola. The Spanish Nuclear Safety Authority (CSN) said the fire occurred in a separate building from the reactor. AFP reported that the reactor would be closed for several weeks.

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