Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has alerted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the peril of radioactive contamination following strikes near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant.
In a letter shared on Telegram, as covered by Al Jazeera, Araghchi condemned US-Israeli attacks on the country’s nuclear infrastructure. He wrote that “the repeated attacks by the aggressors in the vicinity of the active Bushehr nuclear power plant are of great concern,” stressing these actions “expose the entire region to a serious risk of radioactive contamination with serious human and environmental consequences.”
Araghchi further
described the strikes’ location as creating “an intolerable situation that poses a serious risk of radiological release.”
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, shared deep concern Saturday on X, mirroring Tehran’s warnings. Iran notified the watchdog that “a projectile struck close to the premises of the Bushehr NPP this morning, the fourth such incident in recent weeks amid the escalating West Asia conflict.”
It further revealed: “Iran also informed the IAEA that one of the site’s physical protection staff members was killed by a projectile fragment and that a building on site was affected by shockwaves and fragments. No increase in radiation levels was reported.”
Grossi underlined that “NPP sites or nearby areas must never be attacked, noting that auxiliary site buildings may contain vital safety equipment.”
Tasnim News Agency confirmed the Saturday projectile impact near the plant’s perimeter, which killed a security staffer and damaged an auxiliary building without affecting main operations or energy production.