Grossi: The attacks near Bushehr station have serious consequences in Iran and beyond

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Grossi: The attacks near Bushehr station have serious consequences in Iran and beyond

Warn the General Manager For the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi Monday ensures that attacks occur near Bushehr Station, Iran "They pose a real risk to nuclear safety and must be stopped"
The vicinity of the station, which is located in southern Iran and includes a reactor with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts, has been targeted 4 times since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, and the last attack occurred on Saturday, according to official media.
Grossi said in a post on the "A nuclear facility and its surrounding areas should never be targeted"

Warning of a radiological disaster

Russia, whose experts help operate the station, said that the strikes herald a radiological disaster more deadly than the Chernobyl disaster.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated: "We renew our urgent call for an immediate cessation of hostilities"
The agency analyzed images of the site taken by satellites, which confirmed that the final attack had occurred, which did not cause any damage to the facilities.

198 workers evacuated from the station

The Bushehr station, which was built with Russian assistance, is the only operating nuclear reactor in Iran, according to the international agency affiliated with the United Nations.
Official Russian media reported that 198 workers were evacuated from the station after the last strike, while about 100 Russian employees at the site.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned after the recent attack that continuing attacks in the vicinity of the station may cause a radiation leak. "It ends life in the capitals of the Gulf Cooperation Council, not in Tehran"
The station is located on the banks of the Gulf in the far southwest of Iran, and is closer to some Gulf capitals than it is to Tehran.