Article 5GEBW ‘Accident’ at Iran’s Natanz nuclear plant as new uranium enrichment starts

‘Accident’ at Iran’s Natanz nuclear plant as new uranium enrichment starts

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Spokesman says accident hit the Natanz electrical distribution grid, a day after Iran switched on new centrifuges

A spokesman for Iran's civilian nuclear programme said an accident" struck the electrical distribution grid of the Natanz nuclear facility, a day after the government announced it was starting up new uranium enrichment centrifuges.

Behrouz Kamalvandi announced the accident on Sunday, saying there were no injuries and no pollution. A mysterious explosion in July 2020 damaged Natanz's advanced centrifuge facility, with Iran later calling the incident sabotage.

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