IAEA: No indications of blast at Iran nuclear site

IAEA: No indications of blast at Iran nuclear site
Wed Jan 30, 2013 16:16:10

VIENNA, Jan 30 -- The UN atomic agency said Wednesday that there were no indications that an explosion took place at an Iranian nuclear facility, as reported by Israeli and US media.

"We understand that Iran has denied that there has been an incident at Fordo. This is consistent with our observations," said Gill Tudor, spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The reports cited the American news website WND, which said an explosion at the Fordo facility on January 21 had caused major damage and trapped workers.
Iran denied any such blast took place, with a senior lawmaker calling the rumors "Western propaganda" aimed at influencing upcoming talks with world powers on Iran's nuclear program.
Fordo near the holy city of Qom, some 150 kilometers south of Tehran. This site began enriching uranium to purities of 20 percent in late 2011.
Iran is enriching to this level to provide fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor, which produces medical isotopes.
Iran has accused the United States and Israel of being behind the assassinations of nuclear scientists and sabotage attempts, including the Stuxnet computer virus.

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