Fire at French nuclear power plant takes reactor off grid, operator says no associated nuclear risk

A fire caused an explosion at the Flamanville nuclear power plant in northwest France on Thursday, leading the operator EDF to take a reactor offline, but there was no risk to the reactor, EDF and a local official said on Thursday. The state-owned firm said a fire in the turbine hall caused the explosion in a "non-nuclear" part of the power station. The fire was brought under control, and reactor number 1 was disconnected from the grid, EDF said, adding that although there were no injuries, five