Explosion at French nuclear plant

12 September 2011 Last updated at 08:26 ET

A security cordon has been set up around the affected area of the plant

One person has been killed and four have been hurt in an explosion at the southern French nuclear plant of Marcoule.

There were no radioactive leaks after the blast, caused by a fire near a furnace in a radioactive waste storage , a French nuclear official said.

A security perimeter has been set up because of the risk of leakage.

The plant produces MOX fuel, which recycles plutonium from nuclear weapons, but does not include reactors.

It is a major involved with the decommissioning of nuclear facilities.

The Centraco treatment centre belongs to a subsidiary of national electricity provider EDF.

The plant is located in the Gard department in Languedoc-Roussillon region, near France’s Mediterranean coast.

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