Fire at iran nuclear site hit centrifuge facility explosion struck centrifuge production plant above iran s underground natanz nuclear enrichment facility one of most tightly guarded sites in all of islamic republic after earlier acts of sabotage there. It s one of the most tightly guarded sites in. A fire and an explosion has struck a centrifuge production plant above iran s underground natanz nuclear enrichment facility two u s.
In a radio interview about the fire at iran s natanz nuclear site. An image released by iran s atomic energy organization shows a factory that was damaged at the natanz enrichment facility. Iran said the cause was not yet known adding there were no injuries or.
Iran told the iaea that the fire was quickly extinguished and that there had been no nuclear material or other radioactive material in the building. The international atomic energy agency said it has been informed by iran about a fire in a building at the site of the natanz uranium enrichment facility early on 2 july. And that a large part of the site has been destroyed second nasa fire maps show that the time of the accident was yesterday.
Nasa maps of the natanz site fire with satellite images of natanz nuclear facilities contains two important points first the accident happened in a place where the centrifuges are located. A fire that broke out at iran s natanz nuclear facility on thursday has caused significant damage that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges an iranian nuclear official said on sunday. A mysterious incident at iran s natanz nuclear enrichment facility damaged an industrial shed early thursday according to a spokesman for the atomic energy organization of iran aeoi.
Behrouz kamalvandi a. It is also used to make reactors and nuclear weapons. Incidentally centrifuges are used in uranium enrichment.
But iranian officials have blamed cyber sabotage for the crash. Inside view of the iran natanz nuclear plant fire damage the centrifuge assembly workshop of the nuclear power plant is said to have caught fire. Satellite images beefed up the photos from ground level that slowly light emitting diode iranian officials to switch from calling the damage at the facility limited to significant.
Natanz nuclear facility fire. The natanz nuclear plant lost a building when fire tore through it at 2 06 a m. Satellite images beefed up the photos from ground level that slowly led iranian officials to.
Satellite images beefed up the photos from ground level that slowly led iranian officials to. The natanz nuclear plant lost a building when fire tore through it at 2 06 a m.