Golfech is getting old, the stress is to much. Even radioactivity was released (from the primary circuit?)last autumn. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/tarn-et-garonne/montauban/tarn-garonne-encore-incident-centrale-nucleaire-golfech-1256611.html machine…
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See Ben Heard's Reply to Craig's critique on his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/brightnewworld.org/videos/1425519814158076/?ref=notif¬if_t=like¬if_id=1495167589285254
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Beautiful investigation!
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