Explosion at French nuclear site kills one, no leak

MARSEILLE, France, Sept 12 (Reuters) – A furnace exploded at the Marcoule nuclear waste treatment site in southern France on Monday, killing one person, but there was no leak of radioactive material outside the furnace, France's ASN nuclear safety watchdog said. Four other people were injured, one seriously, in the blast at the Centraco site, owned by French power utility EDF and adjacent to the Marcoule nuclear research centre. [More]

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Explosion at French nuclear site kills one, no leak