An explosion, at the Flamanville nuclear power plant was reported at 10am, local time.
The explosion occured in the engine room and there is no risk of a radioactive release.
Several people may have been injured, medical teams have headed to the place of the blast.
(Update 13:05′)
According to the French authorities, one of the reactors has been deactivated as a precaution and the incident is under control.
