National Nuclear Regulatory Authority: We have not detected any increase in radiation levels from Iran.
The National Nuclear Regulatory Authority announced on Tuesday that there are no indications of any increase in radiation levels from Iran. It also noted that it is monitoring early warning systems that cover Iraqi provinces around the clock. The head of the authority, Fadhil Hawi Mazban, stated in a statement, “We have all been following with great concern the military operations in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East. We were contacted by the Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) of the International Atomic Energy Agency immediately after the outbreak of hostilities to check on the radiation levels recorded by our system’s detectors, due to the scarcity of information received from the Iranian side regarding the status of nuclear facilities.”
He also added that “the National Emergency Center has been activated and the early warning systems covering the Iraqi governorates are being monitored 24 hours a day, in addition to monitoring the readings of the detection systems of neighboring countries,” explaining that “no increase in radiation levels above normal background levels has been detected so far in our detectors or the detectors of neighboring countries.”
He stated that “regarding the status of nuclear facilities in Iran, we have not yet had any indication that any of the nuclear facilities, including the Bushehr nuclear power plant, or the Tehran research reactor, have been subjected to an act of war,” noting that “Iran and a number of other countries in the region that have been subjected to military attacks have operating nuclear power plants and nuclear research reactors, as well as associated fuel storage sites, and these fall within the scope of our interest and ongoing monitoring.”
He also affirmed, “We are working to the best of our ability through the Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Room, which includes various sectoral bodies and is in a state of permanent session and communication with the International Atomic Energy Agency, as our agency represents the national point of contact for the Early Warning Agreement and the Assistance Agreement.”
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