Engineering360: "Defective welds pose another setback for this nuclear power plant"

Why wouldn't they have these inspections taking place as the welds were completed instead of waiting until now....If it were me I would want each weld ok'd before the next took place...It also occurs to me that either the welders doing this are not qualified for the level of expertise required, or the inspectors are being overly critical, in any case this is not acceptable from a management point of view...

And 452 million dollars to repair the welds would not be acceptable if I were in the management. And since the cover has to be replaced by 2024, why aren't there bolts instead of welds in the first place?

http://www.french-nuclear-safety.fr/Information/News-releases/Deviations-on-the-Flamanville-EPR-steam-lines-the-eight-penetration-welds-will-have-to-be-repaired

https://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us/support/process-and-theory/Pages/weld-fusion-weld-penetration.aspx

Everybody gripes about rules and regulations...but this is a perfect example of why we need them. The parties involved did not follow the reasonable rules and regulations...and...people died.