Iranian media: US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran's "yellowcake" factory did not cause radioactive material leakage
Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, March 27 - According to a report from the Islamic Republic News Agency on the 27th, a "yellowcake" production facility in Ardakan City, Yazd Province, Iran was attacked by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on the same day.
The report stated that, according to a preliminary investigation by the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, the attack did not result in the leakage of radioactive materials outside the facility.
"Yellowcake" is a form of uranium oxide, typically extracted from crushed natural uranium ore. It is an essential intermediate product in the nuclear fuel production process, but it cannot be directly used in nuclear reactors and is generally used for refining enriched uranium.
U.S. and Israeli forces conducted an airstrike on a uranium production facility in Ardakan, Iran, on March 27. The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization reported that the attack did not cause any radioactive material to leak outside the facility.
- U.S. and Israeli forces conducted an airstrike on a uranium production facility in Ardakan, Iran.
- The airstrike did not result in radioactive material leakage according to preliminary investigations.
- The facility produces 'yellowcake', an intermediate product in nuclear fuel production.