Fire at Chinon nuclear power plant brought under control without causing injuries. The fire, which hit a transformer, broke out outside the nuclear zone and was extinguished during the night.
Production unit number 3 of the Chinonnuclear power plant shut down automatically, in accordance with the reactor's safety and protection systems. The plant’s intervention teams “immediately went to the site, and in accordance With procedures, external emergency services were called,” said EDF. The Nuclear Safety Agency indicated on its website that an internal emergency plan had been triggered.