An explosion occurred at French utility EDF's Flamanville nuclear plant on Thursday, but there was no associated nuclear risk, a local government official said.
A report in Ouest France newspaper said there may be some injuries. M6 radio said five people were slightly injured. Officials at the state-backed company's Paris headquarters had no immediate comment and local officials at the plant in western France could not be immediately reached for comment.
Nuclear Power Plant 1 and 2 units are silhouetted on November 16, 2016 at sunset in Flamanville, France. /Reuters
The 1,300 MW each Flamanville 1 and 2 reactors were built in the 1980s. A new reactor is being built at the site, but the explosion did not take place there, a spokeswoman said.
The nuclear safety authority ASN said it had no information and could not immediately comment.
(Source: Reuters)
