Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Explosion at French nuclear plant

Explosion at French nuclear plant


In the decommissioned nuclear power plant in Marcoule, near the
southern French city of Avignon, an explosion occurred. Here are one man
killed and four other were injured, including a hard man, Midi Libre
reported. So far no radioactive material had leaked from the nuclear
plant, said.

According to the authorities but there was a risk that radioactive
material escapes from the plant. According to initial media reports,
there is an incinerator for low-level radioactive waste have exploded.
In the former nuclear plant are manufactured from 1995 to mixed oxide
(MOX) fuel. In addition, there is a laboratory of the Atomic Energy
Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Authority (CEA).

[Update]:
So far, it was found according to the French authorities in the field of
nuclear plant after the accident, no increased radioactivity. Even Sven
Dokter by the Society for Plant and Reactor Safety stressed to dpa,
whether out of the system have been measured to date no release of
radioactivity, he relied on it to the French Nuclear. EDF, the operator
of the plant, described the events today as an "industrial accident" and
will not speak of a nuclear accident.

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