Explosion in nuclear power in France. No radioactive leak

In a nuclear explosion. A dead. No spilling.


Explosion in a nuclear power plant in France to little more than 200 miles from the Italian border. It seems that for now there are no leakages of any kind. Lesplosione affected an oven of the Marcoule in Chusclan, in the South of France. A worker died. Four seriously injured. All however were brought to the hospital.
The ASN, authority for nuclear safety, declares that for the moment, averted any danger from explosions or leaks. It seems then that there is a danger to the worrisome arrival of radioactive cloud on the Ligurian coast. The site has in fact lies a few km from Avignon, about 250 km from Italy.


It seems that it was an explosion of small arms, in a furnace for melting of radioactive waste. At least these the first statements of the ASN.Italy Meanwhile defended. Stefania Prestigiacomo, Minister of the environment, said: “ are constantly monitored by the Ministry through the ’ Ispra and the network of regional agencies of ’ Environment in addition to the civil protection.

The International Agency for Atomic Energy is mobilized and, after asking for explanations about the terrible incident, triggered an emergency operational centre for the management of a building collapse.

A short time dallincidente Fukushima, this episode seems even more relevant. You are rightly concerns intensified after the problems that have plagued and continue to plague the Japan as a result the terrible earthquake of last March.

Greenpeace said its course: sullincidente and ’ essential that local populations are informed in real time on the situation and on possible radioactive leaks. “ this site not within French nuclear installations to inspections requested by the Government, no to those performed by the ’ nuclear safety Authority. It shows that France has not taken any lesson from Japanese nuclear accident ’ Fukushima ”. These are the words of Yannick Rousselet of Greenpeace France during a press conference.