Breaking News - Blast rocks Nuclear Plant in Frace, Leak risk

[Gentle Typhoon]

'Leak risk after explosion at French nuclear plant'
Breaking news

There is a risk of a radioactive leak after a blast at the southern French nuclear plant of Marcoule, media reports say.

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.

The plant is in the Gard region.

It is a major site involved with the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, and operates a pressurised water reactor used to produce tritium.

Source: BBC News - 'Leak risk after explosion at French nuclear plant'

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[foxbat]

accident or sabotage ???

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Probbly some french man sleeping on job

 

[fd24]

accident or sabotage ???

according to the BBC so far all signs say accident

 

[TARIQ BN ZIYAAD]

what's wrong ? a lot of incidents involving atomic plants or radio active material in last few months

TARIQ

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Curse of Gaddafi I call it on French lol

 

[KALKI]

Cure of Gaddafi I call it on French lol

Seriously what do they feed you guys in Pakistan?

You think only the French will be affected by a Nuclear Catastrophy?

Man, sometimes I feel if you guys are from outer space or what.

 

[President Camacho]

The accident happened at the Centraco nuclear waste treatment center, which belongs to Socodei, a subsidiary of the energy giant EDF.

No extra measures to prevent a leak of radioactive material were put in place in the surrounding area, the report said, although a security perimeter was set up around the site.

Marcoule, in the southern Gard region, is a major nuclear site. Its three nuclear reactors have been decommissioned, but it is now a base for reprocessing nuclear waste.

The site is partly used by French nuclear giant Areva to produce MOX fuel which recycles plutonium from nuclear weapons, AFP reported.

 

[RPK]

One person was killed in an explosion at the nuclear site of Marcoule in southern France, France's ASN nuclear watchdog said on Monday, but there was no leak of radioactive material.

Marcoule is a nuclear waste management site that does not include any reactors. The explosion took place near a furnace, an ASN spokesperson told Reuters

One dead in French nuclear site blast, no leak: Watchdog - World - DNA

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

An explosion at the French nuclear site of Marcoule on Monday injured four people, France's ASN nuclear safety watchdog said, but local police said there was no risk of contamination.

Marcoule is a nuclear waste management site that does not include any reactors. The explosion took place near a furnace, an ASN spokesperson told Reuters

 

[Kinetic]

RIP to the dead. Very sad incident. Marcoule is the oldest French nuclear site, I think improper safety management is the reason. Hope this will not put a roadblock on nuclear R&D and powerplants in France and around the world.

 

[silko]

Seriously what do they feed you guys in Pakistan?

You think only the French will be affected by a Nuclear Catastrophy?

Man, sometimes I feel if you guys are from outer space or what.

they probably feed them with something called sarcasm, ever heard of it?

 

[Drawn_Sword_of_God]

they probably feed them with something called sarcasm, ever heard of it?

LOL, good one

 

[monitor]

Curse of Gaddafi I call it on French lol

Must be

 

[mr42O]

Seriously what do they feed you guys in Pakistan?

You think only the French will be affected by a Nuclear Catastrophy?

Man, sometimes I feel if you guys are from outer space or what.

lol look who is talking and what was wrong in what he said ??? Btw u should read comments by some of ur country man