By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV KATZ
11/30/2011 12:30
Satellite imagery confirms Isfahan facility rocked by blast was a nuclear facility, ‘The Times’ reports, citing Israeli intel officials.
Satellite imagery “clearly showing billowing smoke and destruction” has proven that an explosion Monday damaged a nuclear facility in the Iranian city of Ifsahan, according to a Times of London report Wednesday.
The report quoted Israeli intelligence officials saying that there was “no doubt” that the blast damaged and uranium enrichment site, and asserted that it was “no accident.”
UPDATE: A well placed source tells the Tundra Tabloids that the Esfahan plant isn’t an “enrichment” facility, that takes place at the Natanz facility. Esfahan is a facility where yellowcake is converted to several compounds, including uranium hexafluoride, or UF6, which is then sent to Natanz for enrichment. The issue of UF6 containment is also significant there. The possibility of hydrofluoric acid contamination in the metro area is very real.
The source remains unconvinced that a responsible government would choose to create an explosion at Esfahan. First, it’s pointless, and second, it is more likely to contaminate the environment and endanger civilians than at any other facility except Natanz.
So this looks like the work of local saboteurs.
i wonder if it is possible to detect radiation contamination remotely.
maybe a drone could do a recce.