waste. it s expensively dangerous to have around, to maintain anywhere. because it s radioactive. in some cases it could make rather nicely horrific radioactive bomb material. there was an explosion at a nuclear waste site in france today. one person was killed in that explosion and four people were injured. according to french nuclear safety authorities and police there was no radiation leak at this nuclear waste processing facility. within hours of the explosion, authorities said the episode was over. contained. the utility that owns the plant called it, quote, an industrial accident, not a nuclear one. a french nuclear safety official said the explosion took place in the offen ven where the plant was melting down used metal objects. this is very, very low, nothing close to the radioactivity you d find inside a nuclear power plant. many folks in the south of france saying to breathe a sigh