Explosion at French nuclear site kills 1 - CNN.com: "Paris (CNN) -- A furnace exploded Monday at a nuclear site in France, killing one person and injuring four, a spokeswoman for French energy company EDF told CNN.
There was no radioactive leak or waste released, she said. The French nuclear safety agency also said there had been no radioactive leak.
The explosion happened at a center for processing and decommissioning nuclear waste, said the safety agency, which is known by its French acronym ASN.
The agency has sent inspectors to the site, it said in a statement.
The explosion took place in Marcoule, in southeastern France, the EDF spokeswoman said, declining to give her name in line with company policy."
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