&quot;It is a significant technical event but it is not a nuclear accident,&quot; senior local official Olivier Marmion told AFP following the blast at the Flamanville plant 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Cherbourg.

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Explosion at French nuclear plant, no contamination risk: official

CAEN, France - An explosion at a nuclear power station in northern France on Thursday caused minor injuries but happened outside the plant's nuclear zone and posed no risk of contamination, authorities said.

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