Photo: AFPThe nuclear plant at Flamanville, northern France, was hit by an explosion on Thursday morning that left several injured. The explosion occurred on Thursday at 10am in the engine room of the Flamanville nuclear power plant on the Normandy coast. Authorities said the explosion took place outside the plant's nuclear zone and posed no risk of contamination. "It is a significant technical event but it is not a nuclear accident," senior local official Olivier Marmion told AFP. “France is not ready to face a serious nuclear accident,” warned Jean-Claude Delalonde, the president of the ANCCLI commission which reports on the state of the country's nuclear facilities.

Source: The Local February 09, 2017 10:43 UTC