ReitersThe head of the global nuclear watchdog told the BBC that centrifugs in Iran’s underground uranium enrichment plant in Natunj could be severely damaged if the Israeli attacks were not completely destroyed. ”
Rafael Grossi of the International Nuclear Energy Agency is the result of the power cuts caused by the attack, in which the upper ground plant “completely destroyed”.
He said that underground hall housing centrifers – the machines that enrich the uranium – were damaged even though it was not hit.
He said four buildings in the Isfahan nuclear place would also be damaged but no damage was visible in the underground Fordo enriching plant.
Israel said that Tehran attacked the killing of nine Iranian nuclear scientists to prevent the development of nuclear weapons.
It alleges that Iran has taken steps to “arms” of its enriched uranium in recent months, which can be used to make fuel for power plants but for nuclear bombs.
On Sunday, Iran reiterated that its nuclear program was peaceful and urged the board of 35 countries of the IAA to strongly condemn the Israeli attacks.
On Monday morning, the Grossy IAA said that their agency was very careful to monitor the situation of Iran to the governing body, ensuring the status of the country’s nuclear facilities and assessing the radiation level through communication with local authorities.
He said Friday’s attack on Natunj had destroyed the upper-floor part of the pilot fuel energy enhancement plant (PFEP), where centrifugal cascades were enriching the uranium by 60% of the Uranium-close to 90% of the uranium required.
“There has been no indication of a physical attack on the underground cascade hall, which has a portion of the PFEP and a part of the main fuel energy, but the power loss to the cascade hall may have damaged the centriferates,” Gross told the Board.
Later, Grossi said to the BBC: “Our evaluation is that with this sudden external energy loss, the centrifers are severely damaged if the centrifers are not completely destroyed.”
“There was a complete damage to electricity installations.”
Centrifects are fragile, finely balanced machines that turn uranium hexafluoride gas at very high speeds using rotors.
A small problem like a power cut – can be sent out of control, the parts break down and damage the entire cascade.
Grossy said there is radiology and chemical pollution in this place, but the level of radiation of radiation remains unchanged and normal.
The Israeli military said that the underground centrifugal hall was also damaged as part of the attack on Natunj, but it has not provided any evidence.
The Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center – Central Chemical Laboratory, Uranium Conversion Unit, Tehran Reactor Fuel Production Unit and Uranium Hexafluoride have been destroyed in a separate attack on Friday.
Like Natunj, off-site radiation levels remain unchanged, he said.
Israeli Strike has “dismantled the production of metallic uranium, the infrastructure to recreate enriched uranium, laboratories and additional infrastructure,” the Israeli military said.
Grossi said the BBC said that you have underground places in Isfahan, which does not seem to be affected. “
At the Fordo plant, “if any damage is registered (there) is very limited,” Grossi said.
On Saturday, Iran’s semi-authoritative ISNA news agency said that after the Israeli attack, “limited damage to certain areas at the Fordo enrichment site”, referring to a spokesman for the Nuclear Energy Organization (AEOI).
However, the Israeli military has not confirmed any strike there.
Grossi said no damage was found in the Khondab heavy water reactor in Fordo or in construction.
He demanded that all parties should exercise maximum restraint, he warned that the military surge threatened life and increased the opportunity for radiological release with serious consequences for people and the environment.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said on Saturday that Tehran’s foreign diplomats on their country’s nuclear facilities on their country’s nuclear facilities were a “violation of international law”, and the IAEA board hoped that it would give a strong condemnation.
He said Iran’s missile attacks on Israel from Friday were “responding to aggression.”
Israeli military spokesman Bryg Jann Efie Defrin said on Monday that “he continues to operate in the pursuit of the purpose of operation, to neutralize the existential threat from Iran, from its nuclear plan to the missile of the administration.”
The Israeli strike has killed more than 220 people since Friday, the Iranian Health Ministry said. Twenty -four Israelis have been killed by Iranian missiles, Israeli officials said.
Last Thursday, the formally of the IAEA Board Iran announced in violation of its non -dissemination obligations For the first time in 20 years. The resolution stated that “many failures” in Iran are “many failures” to provide complete answers to its unannounced nuclear material and nuclear activities.
According to the 2015 nuclear deal with World Powers, Iran was not allowed to compare the uranium 3.67% – the level of fuel for commercial nuclear power plants – and no enrichment was allowed to be carried out for 15 years.
However, US President Donald Trump abandoned his first period in 2018, saying that he had reduced a route to the bomb and reinstated the US restrictions.
Iran retaliated by violating more restrictions – especially those who are related to enrichment. It resumed enrichment in Fordo in 2021, and according to the IAA, according to the IAA, it collected 60%of the uranium for making nine nuclear bombs.
