Problems continue at world’s nuclear power plants

July 2, 2011 – FRANCE – Saturday, July 2 to 14 h 50, a fire broke out on the EDF power Tricastin, Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (Drôme). Worried residents, said a column of black smoke rose into the sky. This is the explosion of the transformer of Unit 1 plant, which is stationary. The facility is located off-nuclear zone. No one was hurt and there was no damage to the environment. As always when an incident affecting the nuclear site, a large number of firefighters and police converged on the scene. The fire was contained to 15 h 55. More in Ardèche & Drôme editions of the Dauphine Libere and Vaucluse Matin, Sunday, July 3. –Le Dauphiné (translated)

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