‘Blast at French nuclear plant’

12 September 2011 Last updated at 07:51 ET

There is a risk of a radioactive leak after a blast at the southern French nuclear plant of Marcoule, media reports say.

One person was killed and three were injured in the explosion, following a fire in a storage for radioactive waste, Le Figaro newspaper said.

The plant is in the Gard region.

It is a major involved with the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, and operates a pressurised water reactor used to produce tritium.

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