This Wednesday, December 11, around 11:35 a.m., “a fire was detected on a test pilot from the Extractive Metallurgy Innovation Center (CIME) at the Orano industrial site in Bessines-sur-Gartempe (Haute-Vienne). ),” indicates the company in a press release issued early this afternoon.
Firefighters, national gendarmerie, regional environment directorate, prefecture and nuclear safety authority “were immediately contacted,” assures Orano.
Situation “under control”
At 2:30 p.m., the company indicated that a crisis unit had immediately been set up, that firefighters were on site and that the situation was “under control”.
“As a precautionary measure and in accordance with our internal procedures, all site employees were gathered and then asked to return to their homes. Additional checks are underway to assess the situation. »
The last employees still present left the site shortly before 3 p.m.
Émilie Montalban and Pierre Dumas
