Iran's Heavy Water Production Plant At Khondab Severely Damaged, Not Operational: IAEA
The IAEA confirmed that Iran’s Khondab heavy water plant was severely damaged in recent strikes and is now non-operational. Despite attacks on multiple facilities amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict, no radiation risk was reported as the site contained no nuclear material. Other targeted sites also reported no off-site radiation impact.
Iran's Heavy Water Production Plant At Khondab Severely Damaged, Not Operational: IAEA | IANS
Vienna: Iran's heavy water production plant at Khondab, located in central Iran, has been severely damaged and is no longer operational, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
"Based on independent analysis of satellite imagery and knowledge of the installation, the IAEA has confirmed the heavy water production plant at Khondab, which Iran reported had been attacked on March 27, has sustained severe damage and is no longer operational," the IAEA said on social platform X.
The plant contains no declared nuclear material, the IAEA added, Xinhua news agency reports.
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On March 27, the IAEA said that it had been informed by Iran that the heavy water production plant in Khondab was hit, but it confirmed that no radiation risk was identified. The strikes came amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict that started on February 28.
Earlier on Saturday, the IAEA confirmed that Iran had reported new strikes on key facilities, including the heavy water production plant at Khondab. The agency noted that there is no radiation risk from the strike, as the installation contains no declared nuclear material.
Taking to social media platform X, the agency announced: “IAEA informed by Iran that the heavy water production plant at Khondab was also hit today. No radiation risk seen as installation contains no declared nuclear material.”
Separately, Iran reported that the Khuzestan Steel Production Factory, an industrial facility using sealed radioactive sources—Cobalt-60 (Co‑60) and Cesium-137 (Cs‑137)—for industrial gauging, was also targeted. Authorities said there was no off-site radiation release and the facility remains under normal operations.
Earlier on Friday, the IAEA also raised alarms over military activity near the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, marking the third such strike in 10 days.
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