Explosion At French Nuclear Site Kills One

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 12, 2011 @01:40AM from the someone-save-the-camembert dept.

syngularyx writes "An explosion took place in an oven Monday at the Marcoule nuclear site near the city of Nimes in the south of France. From the article: '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. emergency services said.'" Update: 09/12 16:20 GMT by S : Changed headline and summary to reflect that there seems to be no risk of a leak.

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On the front page of the CBC by perp · 2011-09-12 02:10 · Score: 5, Insightful

Headline: French nuclear waste site blast kills at least 1
Sidebar: At least 61 killed in Kenya pipeline explosion

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