Accident at Iran nuclear-related facility No leakage of radioactive material 8:50 on July 3, national media

The state media reported that there was an accident at a nuclear facility in central Iran on the early morning of the 2nd. The Iran Atomic Energy Agency states that there were no injuries or leaks of radioactive material due to the accident.

According to a spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency, the Iranian state media reported that there was an accident at a building under construction outside a nuclear-related facility in Central Natans on the morning of the 2nd.

In the photo taken at the site, you can see that a part of the building with a height of several meters is burnt black. In addition, maintenance staff Tasnim reported that the fire broke out from the building and the firemen responded, as the officials said.

At the nuclear facility in Natans, uranium enrichment activities are being carried out using centrifuges under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). According to the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency, the building where the accident occurred is not a place where concentration activities are being conducted, there were no injuries due to the accident, and there was no leakage of radioactive materials.

However, the Associated Press said that the accident site coincides with the location of the new centrifuge manufacturing plant, which may delay the technological development of the centrifuge, according to a US-based expert. I tell you.

Regarding the nuclear facility in Natans, it has been pointed out that the centrifuge could not be used in the past and a cyber attack by the conflicting United States and Israel was pointed out, but the state media reported that an anonymous government official As a story, he said, "There is no evidence that there was any planned sabotage from abroad."

IAEA Continued surveillance posture

IAEA-International Atomic Energy Agency, headquartered in Vienna, said in a statement that the Iranian state-owned media reported that there was an accident at a nuclear-related facility in Central Natan's Iran, saying, "We are aware of the accident." The IAEA is in contact with local personnel to ensure that all verification activities in the Natans continue," he stressed his continued stance on Iran's nuclear activities.