Experts say CNN that possible US attacks on the nuclear installation of Fordow in Iran could lead to a limited radiation leakage in the immediate area. However, the situation would not represent the same catastrophic consequences of a bombing of a nuclear reactor.
Kelsey Davenport, Non -Proliferation Policy Director of the Arms Control Association, said that if the bombs could penetrate, it would probably lead to “one and stored in the installation,” but “it is unlikely to cause significant and widespread environmental contamination.”
She explained that attacking a place where uranium hexafluoride gas is stored “will create chemical toxicities” and “low level radiation” that would probably be located.
Davenport said the leak would probably be “managed if people were using proper protective equipment.”
Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of the Iran program and senior member of the Democracies Foundation (FDD), also described potential damage as a chemical risk.
“There is no great risk of radiation dispersal in Fordow because enriched uranium is fresh,” explained Scott Roecker, vice president of NTI nuclear material security.
Davenport said he believes it is “extremely unlikely” that Israel bombard a nuclear reactor – an attitude that “would be a clear violation of international law.”
“There is a risk of a collapse of the reactor, widespread radiation and environmental contamination, devastating to the region,” she said.
