Tehran, June 20 (V7N) – Despite concerns over potential bombing of Iran’s nuclear program, scientists have reassured that such attacks are unlikely to trigger catastrophic nuclear disasters akin to Chernobyl or Fukushima. Experts explained that Iran’s nuclear facilities are primarily focused on uranium enrichment, which significantly differs from nuclear power plants where such accidents have historically occurred.

Speaking to the BBC, scientists clarified that damage to uranium enrichment plants does not carry the same risk of a severe nuclear accident because no nuclear chain reaction takes place there. Unlike nuclear power reactors, which generate heat through uranium atom fission and consequently produce highly radioactive waste, uranium enrichment plants do not engage in such nuclear fission processes.

Therefore, even if these facilities were targeted or damaged, the likelihood of a disastrous release of radiation similar to those seen in Chernobyl or Fukushima remains very low. The scientific community emphasizes that while any attack on nuclear infrastructure is serious and dangerous, the specific nature of enrichment facilities mitigates the risk of large-scale nuclear catastrophes.

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