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France nuclear industry told to boost safety

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According to BBC, the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) has called on France's 58 power plants to make safety improvements quickly, but it says none of the reactors needs to be shut down, following stress tests carried out in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. ASN says industry operators must come forward by 30 June with measures they would take in response to floods and earthquakes, "preventing a serious accident or limiting its spread" and "limiting massive [radioactive] releases".

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