Explosion rocks France nuclear plant, safety body says

[cali]

One killed, three injured, according to news reports

msnbc.com staff and news service reports


BREAKING NEWS

An explosion has rocked a nuclear plant in southern France on Monday, the French nuclear safety body said, according to the Associated Press.

There has been no contamination from the explosion, French police said.

One person was killed and three people were injured, including one seriously, local newspaper the Midi Libre reported, according to an AFP news agency report. The accident happened at a processing center for nuclear waste, the report said.

The Marcoule site is located in Langedoc Roussillon, in southern France, near the Mediterranean Sea.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44483925/ns/world_news-europe/

[Atman]

1. "There has been no contamination from the explosion."

Of course not.

:eyes:

Here we go again.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Its a decommissioning centre

not a power station. The site does not have reactors. Comparisons other than with similar incidents at other decommissioning centres are meaningless.

[Atman]

4. Thank you. I didn't know that.

Article didn't do anything to help clarify.

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[sfpcjock]

3. Here's some audio from C&L

Explosion In French Nuclear Plant Kills One, Injures Four Others
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/explosion-french-nuclear-plant-kills-