Nuclear commission says no harm caused in explosion at Saskatchewan plant

Oct 13, 2017 | 7:00 PM

KEY LAKE, Sask. — The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says there was a small propane explosion in the acid plant sulphur furnace at Cameco’s Key Lake mill earlier this week.

The commission says it happened on Tuesday when workers were initiating the start-up of the plant.

No one was hurt and the commission says there was no measurable impact to the environment, noting the facility safety systems functioned as designed.

The plant produces acid for uranium processing purposes at the mill, but doesn’t process uranium itself.