Iran says nuclear contamination detected at Natanz site after Israeli strike
‘Some contamination was detected inside the facility, but this contamination did not spread outside the facility,’ says Iran's Atomic Energy Organization spokesman
ISTANBUL
A spokesperson for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) said on Friday that nuclear contamination was detected inside the Natanz nuclear facility, Iran's largest nuclear site in central Isfahan province, following an Israeli missile strike.
Behrouz Kamalvandi, speaking to Iran’s state television, said Israel fired missiles at the Natanz facility several times to reach deep underground.
“Some contamination was detected inside the facility, but this contamination did not spread outside the facility,” Kamalvandi clarified.
The nuclear contamination in question is not alarming, he added.
Separately, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assured that radiation levels outside the facility remained unchanged.
"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 protective measures," IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said in a statement issued on X.
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