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5th September 2012, 15:20
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Fire at Penly nuclear reactor in northern France
The Penly nuclear power station near Dieppe, France (file image from 2011) The Penly site is about 10km (6 miles) north-east of Dieppe
Fire crews have been rushed to a nuclear reactor in northern France after an escape of smoke but the energy company EDF says the site is secure.
Ten fire engines were sent to the Penly site near Dieppe, where the reactor was shut down after the alarm was raised at 12:20 (11:20 GMT).
Nobody was hurt, the firm said, and the incident had "no consequences for the environment".
Two small fires had broken out but were later extinguished, the firm said.
The fires were caused by hot oil leaking from a pump inside the reactor building, an EDF spokeswoman said, quoted by Reuters news agency.
The Penly plant has two pressurised water reactors, cooled by water from the English Channel.
France obtains 75% of its electricity from nuclear power and the industry's future has become a political issue.
A release of smoke automatically shut down the No 2 reactor, according to the EDF.
Emergency services tackled the two fires at 13:15, it said on its website.
The head of the local monitoring commission (CLI) for the environment, Serge Boulanger, told AFP news agency a lack of oil in a water pump had caused it to smoke.
"There would have been smoke but no flames," he said.
EDF, however, talked of two "outbreaks of fire".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17630358
Update on the Italian News says 2 workers have sustained injuries.
Alarm over incident at French Fessenheim nuclear plant
Published: 05 September, 2012, 19:00
French power utility company EDF is denying reports that a fire broke out at its Fessenheim nuclear plant in eastern France, claiming a steam leak set off the fire alarm.
"No fire broke out," an EDF spokeswoman told Reuters. "During a maintenance operation steam escaped which set off the fire alarm," she said.
She stated that the incident harmed two EDF workers.
A local operator said the two employees suffered minor burns, according to France24.
Officials say the incident was sparked by an "involuntary chemical reaction" and was quickly brought under control.
Previous reports claimed that local fire crews were fighting a blaze at the site, which is located near the German border.
The plant's twin reactors are the oldest in France.
EDF's 58 atomic plants generate about 78 per cent of the country's power.
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
http://rt.com/news/fire-nuclear-plant-fessenheim-450/
Fire at Penly nuclear reactor in northern France
The Penly nuclear power station near Dieppe, France (file image from 2011) The Penly site is about 10km (6 miles) north-east of Dieppe
Fire crews have been rushed to a nuclear reactor in northern France after an escape of smoke but the energy company EDF says the site is secure.
Ten fire engines were sent to the Penly site near Dieppe, where the reactor was shut down after the alarm was raised at 12:20 (11:20 GMT).
Nobody was hurt, the firm said, and the incident had "no consequences for the environment".
Two small fires had broken out but were later extinguished, the firm said.
The fires were caused by hot oil leaking from a pump inside the reactor building, an EDF spokeswoman said, quoted by Reuters news agency.
The Penly plant has two pressurised water reactors, cooled by water from the English Channel.
France obtains 75% of its electricity from nuclear power and the industry's future has become a political issue.
A release of smoke automatically shut down the No 2 reactor, according to the EDF.
Emergency services tackled the two fires at 13:15, it said on its website.
The head of the local monitoring commission (CLI) for the environment, Serge Boulanger, told AFP news agency a lack of oil in a water pump had caused it to smoke.
"There would have been smoke but no flames," he said.
EDF, however, talked of two "outbreaks of fire".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17630358
Update on the Italian News says 2 workers have sustained injuries.
Alarm over incident at French Fessenheim nuclear plant
Published: 05 September, 2012, 19:00
French power utility company EDF is denying reports that a fire broke out at its Fessenheim nuclear plant in eastern France, claiming a steam leak set off the fire alarm.
"No fire broke out," an EDF spokeswoman told Reuters. "During a maintenance operation steam escaped which set off the fire alarm," she said.
She stated that the incident harmed two EDF workers.
A local operator said the two employees suffered minor burns, according to France24.
Officials say the incident was sparked by an "involuntary chemical reaction" and was quickly brought under control.
Previous reports claimed that local fire crews were fighting a blaze at the site, which is located near the German border.
The plant's twin reactors are the oldest in France.
EDF's 58 atomic plants generate about 78 per cent of the country's power.
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
http://rt.com/news/fire-nuclear-plant-fessenheim-450/