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Low activity nuclear site explodes in France: no radiation leaks

Marcoule, France - Balance: one death and four injuries, of whom one seriously injured. At the moment no danger for Italy

"ASN has activated its emergency centre at 12:30pm today after an accident at the nuclear facility Centraco (Center for treatment and reprocessing nuclear waste) located in the city of Codolet near Marcoule, department of Nimes. According to initial information, the explosion happened in an incinerator used to melt radioactive metallic waste of little and very little radioactivity. An initial...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1133718
Rome, Italy, 09/12/2011 17:13
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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