One Killed in French Nuclear Blast

Fears of a radiation leak arise after a fire sets off an explosion at a waste storage site in southern France.

An explosion at a nuclear power plant in southern France has left at least one worker dead and three people injured, prompting fears of a radiation leak. A fire at a nuclear waste storage site set off the explosion at the Marcoule nuclear power plant, located in the Gard region of France near the Mediterranean Sea. Details about the incident are scarce, as France's nuclear agency has yet to confirm the severity of the blast. France has long had one of the world's most robust nuclear energy programs, and has more or less maintained public support for nuclear even after the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan earlier this year.