Explosion At French Nuclear Plant, No Contamination Risk: Official
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published February 09, 2017 | 04:00 PM
CAEN, France, Feb 9 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 09th Feb, 2017 ) - An explosion at a nuclear power station in northern France on Thursday caused minor injuries but happened outside the plant's nuclear zone and posed no risk of contamination, authorities said.
"It is a significant technical event but it is not a nuclear accident," senior local official Olivier Marmion told AFP following the blast at the Flamanville plant 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Cherbourg.
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