WestVirginiaRebel Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Free Beacon: Iranian officials have instructed residents of Isfahan to leave the city, renewing concerns that a nearby nuclear site could be leaking radioactive material. An edict issued Wednesday by Iranian authorities orders Isfahan’s one-and-a-half million people to leave the city “because pollution has now reached emergency levels,” the BBC reported. However, outside observers suspect that the evacuation order may corroborate previous reports indicating that a uranium enrichment facility near Isfahan had been leaking radioactive material. Tehran went to great lengths in December to deny these reports, telling state-run media outlets that “the rumors about leaking and contamination at Isfahan’s [uranium Conversion Facility] are not true at all.” November reports indicated that a radioactive leak might have poisoned several workers at the nuclear plant, which converts highly toxic yellowcake uranium into material that could be used in the core of a nuclear weapon. The head of Iran’s emergency services agency said at the time that residents have no reason to worry about possible contamination resulting from a possible leak. Stories about the potential leak soon disappeared from state-run news websites, Trend reported in late November. ________ Iranian nuke accident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Well it is all coming from this source.... BBC "Iranian authorities have advised the one and a half million people who live in Isfahan to leave the city if they can because pollution has now reached emergency levels. The same thing happened in the capital Tehran earlier this week. Kasra Naji works for the BBC's Persian TV service in London. " This was Tehran a few weeks ago.... From a week or so ago on CNN Iran has declared a two-day public holiday in Tehran after air pollution hit dangerous levels. All schools, public offices, universities and banks in the Iranian capital will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, the Islamic Republic New Agency reported. Sometimes it is really just what they say it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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