EXPLAINER
The military escalation between Israel, the United States and Iran puts the nuclear issue in the spotlight, with recent attacks on the infrastructure of Iran’s nuclear program. Bruno Soares Gonçalves, from the Institute of Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion (IPFN), explains which plants could be potential targets and whether or not we could be facing a catastrophe similar to Chernobyl.
The military escalation between Israel, the United States and Iran has brought the nuclear issue back to the center of the debate. In recent months, several attacks have hit infrastructure linked to Iran’s nuclear program, raising fears of an escalation with consequences that are difficult to predict.
On the SIC Notícias antenna, Bruno Soares Gonçalves, president of states that Iran does not rule out energy attackswith the closest nuclear power plants being Bushehrin Iran itself, and that of Barakahin the United Arab Emirates, which has four new generation reactors in operation, potential targets.
According to the expert, a significant release of radiation is not expected, as these are modern plants, with away a scenario similar to Chernobylon April 26, 1986, in northern Ukraine, the most disastrous nuclear accident in history.
However, alert to the proximity to the Strait of Hormuz and the fact that the plants are located in a sensitive area.
