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Two dead, one wounded at nuclear plant in France; Radiation Exposure
28
February, 2013
Xinhua,
March March
1, 2013: Two
Die, One Wounded in East France Nuclear Site [...]
Two workers died and another was seriously injured on Thursday after
a nacelle collapsed on the nuclear site of Cattenom in the eastern
French town of Moselle, local media reported. [...] Citing the
prefecture, the report added that the incident did not cause a
nuclear threat. [...]
Wort.lu:
[...] According to the Lorraine France Bleu Nord, the accident
occurred on Thursday shortly after 5pm at the central nuclear reactor
building. Unit 4 had been closed to allow for a ten-year safety
inspection and maintenance check. According to early witness accounts
part of a platform and ladder broke off and fell four metres onto
workers. […]
Fox
Business:
French nuclear safety watchdog Autorite de Surete Nucleaire said
Thursday two workers were killed and another badly injured at one of
Electricite de France SA’s (EDF.FR) nuclear plant in the east of
France. […]
AAP:
[...] The accident, which occurred around 4:35pm (0235 on Friday
AEDT), saw the trio fall four metres from a cherry-picker platform in
a part of the plant that was closed for maintenance, firefighters
said. [...] The two dead men were aged 42 and 44. [...] The cause of
the accident was not immediately clear, though it appeared something
broke as the workers tried to manoeuvre the platform, local
prosecutor Jean-Francois Mailhes, who has opened an investigation
into the incident, said at a press conference. France’s Nuclear
Safety Authority and the regional police of Metz have been charged
with handling the probe.
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