Explosion at French nuclear facility

Explosion at French nuclear facility

CODOLET, France - A gendarme keeps watch in the area surrounding a nuclear waste treatment facility, known as the Marcoule site, in Gard, southern France, on Sept. 13, 2011. A furnace exploded the previous day at the facility, killing one person, but no radioactive material leaked out.

Explosion at French nuclear facility

Explosion at French nuclear facility

CODOLET, France - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2011 shows the front gate of a nuclear waste treatment facility known as the Marcoule site in Gard, southern France. A furnace exploded the previous day at the facility, killing one person, but no radioactive material leaked out.

Explosion at French nuclear facility

Explosion at French nuclear facility

CODOLET, France - An official of the Codolet village in Gard, southern France, shows packages of iodine in stock at the village office on Sept. 13, 2011. A furnace exploded the previous day at a nuclear waste treatment facility, known as the Marcoule site, located about 2 kilometers from the village. One person was killed, but no radioactive material leaked out.

Explosion at French nuclear facility

Explosion at French nuclear facility

CODOLET, France - A gendarme keeps watch in the area surrounding a nuclear waste treatment facility, known as the Marcoule site, in Gard, southern France, on Sept. 13, 2011. A furnace exploded the previous day at the facility, killing one person, but no radioactive material leaked out. (Kyodo)

Explosion at French nuclear facility

Explosion at French nuclear facility

CODOLET, France - An official of the Codolet village in Gard, southern France, shows packages of iodine in stock at the village office on Sept. 13, 2011. A furnace exploded the previous day at a nuclear waste treatment facility, known as the Marcoule site, located about 2 kilometers from the village. One person was killed, but no radioactive material leaked out. (Kyodo)

Explosion at French nuclear facility

Explosion at French nuclear facility

CODOLET, France - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2011 shows the front gate of a nuclear waste treatment facility known as the Marcoule site in Gard, southern France. A furnace exploded the previous day at the facility, killing one person, but no radioactive material leaked out. (Kyodo)