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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Flamanville reactor blast: No nuclear risk, say officials

Flamanville reactor blast: No nuclear risk, say officials
An explosion and fire have occurred at the Flamanville nuclear plant on France's northern coast but there was no nuclear risk, officials say.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38918010
 
 

7 things to know now: Winter storm closings; Sessions confirmed; nuclear plant accident

Austin American-Statesman - ‎5 hours ago‎
FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate is working overtime toward ...

Reactor shut down after nuclear plant explosion

CBS News - ‎3 hours ago‎
PARIS -- A fire led to a blast in the machine room of a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast on Thursday morning but there was no radiation leak or casualties, operator EDF said. EDF said staff at the Flamanville plant in Normandy ...

Explosion at French nuclear plant, 'no radiation risk'

Arab News - ‎1 hour ago‎
There was an explosion at Flamanville nuclear power plant, pictured in this file photo, early on Thursday morning. (REUTERS). PARIS: A fire caused an explosion at the Flamanville nuclear power plant in northwest France on Thursday, leading the operator ...

Flamanville plant in northern France has been hit by a massive explosion

Courier Mail - ‎15 minutes ago‎
A MASSIVE explosion at a French nuclear power plant near the Channel Islands has reportedly left dozens injured. The blast occurred at Flamanville plant in northern France. According to initial reports there is no risk of contamination. Local media are ...

Nuclear Explosion In France: Will Reactor Fire At Flamanville Power Plant Cause Radiation Leaks?

International Business Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
An explosion at a nuclear power plant on the coast of France was not cause for serious concern Thursday, officials said. For reasons yet unknown, a fire broke out at the Flamanville nuclear power plant in La Manche, causing a “minor explosion” in a ...

Explosion Hits Nuclear Power Station In Northwest France

Iowa Public Radio - ‎7 hours ago‎
The Flamanville nuclear power facility sits on the shore of the English Channel. Officials say a fire at the plan has been contained. Google Maps. An explosion at the compound of the Flamanville nuclear power plant was "a significant technical event ...

There's been an explosion at a major nuclear plant in the English channel

Yahoo News - ‎2 hours ago‎
An explosion occurred at the Flamanville nuclear plant in Normandy on Thursday morning, newspaper France Ouest reports. State-owned ElĂ©ctricitĂ© de France (EDF) said in a statement that a fire in a machine room caused the explosion in a "non-nuclear" ...

Massive explosion at nuclear power plant near British coast leaves several injured

Daily Star - ‎3 hours ago‎
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Explosion rocks machine room in Flamanville nuclear plant on France's northwest coast

Regina Leader-Post - ‎5 hours ago‎
French authorities say there has been an explosion in a nuclear power plant's machine room but that there is no leak of radiation. No injuries have been reported. The local government for the Manche region says that the blast at the Flamanville plant ...

'No radiation risk' after explosion at French nuclear plant

RFI - ‎5 hours ago‎
An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France's north-west coast caused minor injuries on Thursday. But officials say the blast took place outside the plant's nuclear zone. The blast took place in the engine room at the Flamanville plant, 25 ...

Flamanville reactor blast: No nuclear risk, say officials

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
An explosion and fire have occurred at the Flamanville nuclear plant on France's northern coast but there was no nuclear risk, officials say. "It is a significant technical event but it is not a nuclear accident," senior local official Olivier Marmion ...

5 injured in explosion at French nuclear plant, no risk of radioactive leak

CCTV - ‎5 hours ago‎
PARIS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- An explosion at a nuclear plant in northwestern France on Thursday injured five people, with no potential risk of a radioactive leak, authorities said. The blast occurred at 10 a.m. (0900 GMT) at the Flamanville plant outside ...

Explosion at French nuclear plant, no contamination risk

The Star Online - ‎7 hours ago‎
his file photo taken on November 16, 2016 shows the reactor Flamanville 3 in the construction site of the third-generation European Pressurised Water nuclear reactor. - AFP. CAEN: An explosion at a nuclear power station in northern France on Thursday ...

Blast at French nuclear plant does not pose contamination risk, say experts

The Guardian - ‎7 hours ago‎
The blast occured at Flamanville nuclear power plant at 9.40am on Thursday. Photograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more sharing options; Share on LinkedIn · Share on Pinterest · Share on ...

Explosion at French nuclear plant, 'no risk'

Expatica France - ‎7 hours ago‎
An explosion at a nuclear power plant in northern France on Thursday caused minor injuries but took place outside the plant's nuclear zone and posed no risk of contamination, the authorities said. "It is a significant technical event but it is not a ...

Explosion at French nuclear plant, no nuclear risk: Report

Times of India - ‎8 hours ago‎
PARIS: An explosion occurred at French utility EDF's Flamanville nuclear plant on Thursday in which there may have been some injuries. However, there was no nuclear risk from the explosion, French newspaper Ouest France reported on its web site, citing ...

No radiation released after blast in French nuclear plant's machine room

Times Daily - ‎3 hours ago‎
PARIS (AP) — A fire led to a blast in a nuclear power plant's turbine hall today on France's northwest coast but there was no radiation leak or casualties, operator EDF and local authorities said. EDF said the staff at the Flamanville plant in ...

Explosion At French Nuclear Plant, No Risk Of Contamination Or Leakage Yet!

Indiatimes.com - ‎6 hours ago‎
A few workers were injured after an explosion occurred at French utility EDF's Flamanville nuclear plant few hours ago. French nuclear plant. Reuters. However, there was no nuclear risk from the explosion, French newspaper Ouest France reported on its ...

Explosion rips through French EDF nuclear power plant near English Channel after fire in reactor engine room

The Sun - ‎7 hours ago‎
AN explosion has ripped through a French nuclear power plant near the English Channel after a fire in one of the reactor engine rooms. Operator EDF confirmed the blast at its Flamanville plant in northern France and said there was no radiation leak.

Explosion at French nuclear plant, several reported injured

New Kerala - ‎6 hours ago‎
Paris, Feb 9 : : Several people are reported injured in a massive explosion that took place at a French nuclear power plant near the English Channel, media reports said. Firefighters were alerted to the blast and a fire in the engine room at EDFs ...

'No leak' after explosion at French nuclear plant

TRT World - ‎6 hours ago‎
French officials play down fears of a nuclear leak after a blast at the Flamanville nuclear facility. Photo by: Reuters Archive. General view of the operating power plant in Flamanville, France, April 8, 2011. 6 hours ago. Updated 5 hours ago. Facebook ...

Explosion rocks nuclear power plant in France

Yahoo7 News - ‎7 hours ago‎
Emergency crews have raced to the scene of an explosion at a nuclear power plant in north-western France. There is no nuclear risk, according to authorities, from the blast at Flamanville but at least five people have been treated for smoke inhalation.

'Several injured' in nuclear power plant explosion in the English Channel

JOE - ‎8 hours ago‎
There has been a large-scale explosion in the engine room of the Flamanville plant near Manche on the French side of the English Channel. Local reports suggest the blast occurred shortly after 10am this morning. Authorities have said that "there's no ...

Explosion at Flamanville nuclear station

ITV News - ‎6 hours ago‎
An explosion has ripped through a machine room at the giant power station on the Norman coast at Flamanville this morning, injuring five workers but not resulting in any leakage of radioactivity, French authorities reassured. The blast occurred at 10am ...

Several injured in explosion at French nuclear power plant

BreakingNews.ie - ‎8 hours ago‎
Update 1pm: It has being reported five people have been treated after breathing in smoke following a fire at a nuclear power plant on France's north-western coast. EDF, which runs the Flamanville complex in Normandy, says staff immediately brought the ...

Fire at Flamanville takes reactor off grid, 'no associated nuclear risk'

Trend News Agency - ‎6 hours ago‎
A fire caused an explosion at EDF's Flamanville nuclear power plant in northern France on Thursday, leading the utility to take a reactor offline, but there was no associated nuclear risk, EDF and a local government official said on Thursday, Reuters ...

Trouble-hit French nuclear plant rocked by explosion

The Local France - ‎8 hours ago‎
The nuclear plant at Flamanville, northern France, was hit by an explosion on Thursday morning that left several injured. Authorities say there was no risk of contamination. The explosion occurred on Thursday at 10am in the engine room of the ...

Several Injured In Explosion At Nuclear Power Plant In Flamanville, France

Huffington Post Australia - ‎8 hours ago‎
Several people have been injured in an explosion at a nuclear power plant in France near the English Channel, according to reports. The explosion is said to have occurred at the EDF Nuclear Power plant in Flamanville, which is located in north-western ...

Explosion at nuclear power plant in Flamanville, no risk of contamination

Daily Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
FRANCE: An explosion has occurred at Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant, in France's north-western region, officials said, adding that several people were slightly injured after inhaling the fumes, although there is no nuclear risk. The incident occurred ...

Fire at French nuclear power plant takes reactor off grid, operator says no associated nuclear risk

Thomson Reuters Foundation - ‎4 hours ago‎
PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A fire caused an explosion at the Flamanville nuclear power plant in northwest France on Thursday, leading the operator EDF to take a reactor offline, but there was no risk to the reactor, EDF and a local official said on Thursday.
 

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