A French uranium conversion plant said Friday that a minor uranium spill was found in one of its pipelines in a test Thursday.
The Comurhex conversion plant, located in Pierrelatte of France's Drome department, is under the French industrial giant Areva.
A spokesman from Areva said the breakdown of a valve on one of the underground pipelines transporting liquid uranium caused the spill.
A statement from Comurhex said the amount of spill was limited, with an average of 250 gram of uranium seeping into earth per year.
Statistics from the French nuclear security body shows the leak caused little damage on the environment, officials from the Drome department said.
Officials from the French nuclear security body and local environmental organizations have headed for the scene for an investigation, and results of the proble will be released soon.
France has seen several cases of radioactive leak recently. On July 7, 75 kg of non-enriched uranium leaked into two rivers near the Tricastin power station in southern France.
Source: Xinhua
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