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There is no risk of radioactive leak in France
There was no risk of a radioactive leak after the blast at the Marcoule nuclear site in France, BBC reports.
One person was killed and four injured in the blast which was caused by a fire near a furnace in the Centraco radioactive waste storage site.
The explosion hit the area on Monday morning.
The furnace reportedly affected had been burning contaminated waste, including fuels, tools and clothing which had been used in nuclear energy production.
Nuclear power meets 75% of France's energy needs.
Marcoule was opened in 1955 and is one of France's oldest nuclear sites, though it has been extensively modernised.
