Explosion in French nuclear power plant in a non-nuclear zone

There was an explosion in the engine room of the Flamanville plant on the English Channel coast and several people are believed to have suffered "intoxication". The setup is about 20 miles from Jersey, 25 miles from Guernsey and close to Cherbourg.
There was no triggering of any emergency plan of action because there was no nuclear risk. The incident happened in an area outside the nuclear zone.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 9 February 2017.

It is certainly a significant technical event but not a nuclear accident. Five people have suffered intoxication but they are not injured. Paris headquarters of EDF, which runs the plant, have confirmed the incident and hasve also claimed that the fire was "under control" and there had been "no injuries and no safety or environmental consequences".


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