Explosion at a nuclear plant in France
According to government officials there was no nuclear risk
A report in Ouest France newspaper said there may be some injuries. M6 radio said five people were slightly injured. PHOTO: REUTERS
PARIS:
An explosion occurred at French utility EDF's Flamanville nuclear plant on Thursday but there was no associated nuclear risk, a local government official said on Thursday.
A report in Ouest France newspaper said there may be some injuries. M6 radio said five people were slightly injured.
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Officials at the state-backed company's Paris headquarters had no immediate comment and local officials at the plant in western France could not be immediately reached for comment.
The Flamanville 1 and 2 reactors, 1,300 MW each, were build in the 1980s. A new reactor is being built at the site but the explosion did not take place there, a spokeswoman said.
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The nuclear safety authority ASN said it had no information and could not immediately comment.
An explosion occurred at French utility EDF's Flamanville nuclear plant on Thursday but there was no associated nuclear risk, a local government official said on Thursday.
A report in Ouest France newspaper said there may be some injuries. M6 radio said five people were slightly injured.
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Officials at the state-backed company's Paris headquarters had no immediate comment and local officials at the plant in western France could not be immediately reached for comment.
The Flamanville 1 and 2 reactors, 1,300 MW each, were build in the 1980s. A new reactor is being built at the site but the explosion did not take place there, a spokeswoman said.
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The nuclear safety authority ASN said it had no information and could not immediately comment.