Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission is taking unspecified steps to fortify and safeguard the nation’s two atomic reactors within the face of a potential Iranian missile assault, Haaretz reported Thursday morning, citing commission officers.
Security providers consider Tehran and its proxy Hezbollah view the nuclear services in Dimona and Soreq as prime targets in a future struggle.
Officials within the commission advised Haaretz a missile strike is unlikely to endanger the inhabitants, however may represent a vital propaganda coup for Israel’s enemies.
The commission just lately held a drill simulating a missile strike on one of many reactors and actions to forestall subsequent radioactive leakage.
Last yr the authorities said it has no intention of closing the the 54-year-old Dimona nuclear analysis facility, regardless of its age and over 1,500 structural issues.
The facility was initially supposed to have a lifespan of 40 years and is taken into account to be the oldest on the planet that's nonetheless operational.
But the federal government now plans to run it for no less than two extra many years, and says defects within the reactor’s construction are repeatedly monitored for modifications and strict security laws are in place.