Posted on 01/27/2013 8:51:39 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
An explosion deep within Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility has destroyed much of the installation, trapped about 240 personnel deep underground, according to a former intelligence officer of the Islamic regime, and reported by Reza Kahlili on Thursday.
The previously secret nuclear site has become a center for Iran’s nuclear activity because of the 2,700 centrifuges enriching uranium to the 20-percent level. A further enrichment to weapons grade would take only weeks, experts say.
“The level of enrichment has been a major concern to Israeli officials, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly has warned about the 20-percent enriched stockpile. The explosion occurred Monday, the day before Israeli elections weakened Netanyahu’s political control,” said Kahlili.
“Iran, to avoid alarm, had converted part of the stockpile to fuel plates for use in the Tehran Research Reactor. However, days after the recent failed talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iranian officials announced the enrichment process will not stop even “for a moment.”
"The regime’s uranium enrichment process takes place at two known sites: the Natanz facility with more than 10,000 centrifuges and Fordow with more than 2,700. The regime currently has enough low-grade (3.5 percent) uranium stockpiled for six nuclear bombs if further enriched."
“However, more time is needed for conversion of the low-grade uranium than what would be needed for a stockpile at 20 percent. It takes 225 kilograms of enriched uranium at the 20-percent level to further enrich to the 90-percent level for one nuclear bomb. However, according to a source in the security forces protecting Fordow, an explosion on Monday at 11:30 a.m. Tehran time rocked the site, which is buried deep under a mountain and immune not only to airstrikes but to most bunker-buster bombs.
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Did this really happen?
I submit that we don’t know.
Nice Smile.
I for one sure hope so! If it was the work of Mossad we can all rest assured that it'll be a long time before Iran rebuilds/recovers their nuclear capabilities.
Could have been the center fuel tank.
Iraq my brain for the answer
There was no earthquake activity on the day in question anywhere near Fordow.
Thanks very much for pointing out the detail....makes the Story much stronger in my eyes.
When my iPad beeped Iran over to read ur reply
See #56.
This report does not originate from WND.
The forward portion of the Hiroshima weapon (L11)—the part that the barrel was screwed into, and called the anvil—had already been used twice in drop tests. They just dug it up and put a fresh coat of paint on it. Now that’s reliable...
This may be a first — death and devastation that Obama WON’T say was George Bush’s fault ....
Ah, I see said the blind man.
to his deaf wife.
But here is the date ....
By Yossi Melman | Nov.30, 2011 | 11:13 AM
Report: Mysterious blast in Iran's Isfahan damaged key nuclear site
By Yossi Melman | Nov.30, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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At first, Iranian officials denied the reports, with the governor of Isfahan later alleging that the blast was caused by an accident that had occurred during a nearby military drill.
You are referencing a totally different incident from 2011
Each of the other teams would be required to participate in some kind of draft/lottery, but I don't think that would work for Iran.
Perhaps what he writes is accurate.
This was the smaller of two facilities.
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