Mail Online UK
| 9 months ago
5 September 2012 A chemical accident today resulted in a 'number of casualties' at the biggest nuclear power plant in France. Fire engines were called to the incident at Fessenheim, which is in the Alsace region which straddles the border with...
Newyork Times
| 9 months ago
A steam release from a chemical reaction on Wednesday at the Fessenheim nuclear power plant, France 's oldest, gave two workers slight burns on their hands but did not cause a fire or radiation problem, government and fire officials said. Like nearly...
International Business Times
| 9 months ago
Fire alarms were set off at France's Feissenheim nuclear power plant when a blast of steam erupted after an accidental chemical reaction, injuring at least two people. Initial reports said that a fire had broken out in the plant, but EDF, the power...
International Business Times
| 9 months ago
A blast of escaping steam occurred at France's oldest nuclear power station in Fessenheim (Reuters) Two people have been injured and 50 firefighters deployed following a blast of escaping steam at a French nuclear power station. Fire alarms were...
The Age
| 9 months ago
The accident occurred at the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in northeastern France within 1.5 kilometres of the border with Germany and about 40 kilometres from Switzerland. "It was not a fire," the local prefecture said. "There was an outlet of...
The Orange County Register
| 9 months ago
France's electricity utility says that two people have suffered slight hand burns in a blast of steam at the country's oldest nuclear reactor. Electricite de France, or EDF, denied reports of a fire at the Fessenheim plant in eastern France. On...
BBC
| 9 months ago
Steam accident hurts two at France's Fessenheim nuclear plant The Fessenheim nuclear power station has been the target of anti-nuclear protests A blast of escaping steam has triggered a fire alert at a French nuclear power station, officials said.
Sky News
| 9 months ago
Two workers were injured after a steam leak during maintenance at Fessenheim nuclear power plant in Alsace, eastern France, according to power company EDF. The accident, sparked by an involuntary chemical reaction, triggered a brief fire alert on...
