Monday, September 12, 2011

Explosion rocks nuclear plant in southern France

"One person was killed and three were injured in the explosion, following a fire in a storage site for radioactive waste, Le Figaro newspaper said. It is a major site involved with the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. It produces MOX fuel, which recycles plutonium from nuclear weapons, but does not include any reactors. A spokesman for France's atomic energy commission said there had so far been no leak but a security perimeter had been set up because of the risk. The plant is located in the Gard department in Languedoc-Roussillon region, near France's Mediterranean coast. "
BBC News

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