A drone narrowly missed hitting a nuclear power station in the UAE
This is according to The Jerusalem Post.
Over the past 48 hours, six drones have been launched from Iraqi territory, the report states. The target was the Barakah nuclear power plant – the first commercial nuclear power plant in the Arab world.
The UAE military repelled the attack and destroyed almost all the UAVs. However, one drone managed to breach the air defence shield and crashed near a critical facility within the plant’s grounds. According to the UAE Ministry of Defence, the drone struck an electric generator. This occurred outside the plant’s inner perimeter, and no critical components were damaged.
Emirati officials described the incident as a “terrorist attack” and stated that the country reserves the right to respond. The nuclear power plant itself was not damaged and radiation levels are normal – no emissions have been recorded. The UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation promptly inspected all systems. The facility is currently under heightened security.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, stated that the consequences of such attacks could lead to a disaster.
According to him, a direct hit by a missile or drone would result in a “very high release of radioactivity”. At the same time, damage to power lines threatens to shut down cooling systems, which could trigger a meltdown of the reactor cores.
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