One person was killed in an explosion at the nuclear site of Marcoule in southern France, France’s ASN nuclear watchdog said on Monday, but there was reportedly no leak of radioactive material.

Marcoule is a nuclear waste management site that does not include any reactors. The explosion took place near a furnace, an ASN spokesperson told Reuters.

Three people were injured, including one seriously, local newspaper the Midi Libre reported, according to an AFP news agency report. The accident happened at a processing center for nuclear waste, the report said.

The Marcoule site is located in Langedoc Roussillon, in southern France, near the Mediterranean Sea.

12 September