An explosion was reported at the Marcoule nuclear site in southern France on Monday, but there was no leak of radioactive material, according to a source close to the investigation.
One person was killed and four people were injured, including one seriously, local newspaper the Midi Libre reported.
The accident happened at the Centraco nuclear waste treatment center, which belongs to Socodei, a subsidiary of the energy giant EDF.
No extra measures to prevent a leak of radioactive material were put in place in the surrounding area, the report said, although a security perimeter was set up around the site.
Marcoule, in the southern Gard region, is a major nuclear site. Its three nuclear reactors have been decommissioned, but it is now a base for reprocessing nuclear waste.
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