The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed reports of radioactive contamination at one of Iran’s nuclear sites damaged by Israel’s ongoing missile strikes.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told the United Nations Security Council on Friday about the damage Israel inflicted on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, according to Newsweek.
“Israel destroyed the above-ground part of the Natanz nuclear facility. There are no indications of damage to the underground enrichment facilities at the site, but the power outage may have affected the centrifuges. There is radioactive and chemical contamination at the site,” Grossi said.
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Grossi later added, however, that the contamination was manageable.
“Radiation levels outside the Natanz facility remained unchanged. The type of radioactive contamination present inside the facility, mainly alpha particles, can be managed with appropriate
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