NIMES, France, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- French nuclear authorities warned of a possible radiation leak in Nimes area after an explosion at a nuclear waste site near Monday killed at least one person.
The explosion at the Marcoule nuclear waste site in the Rhone Valley also injured four people, Radio France Internationale reported.
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The site does not have a reactor, The New York Times reported.
While the cause of the blast hasn't been determined, French media reported the explosion occurred in a furnace inside the site.
Reports indicate the blast followed a fire in a nuclear waste storage area.
