Iran claims that the US and Israel attacked the "yellowcake" production plant with no radioactive material leakage

K-LinePoet · 2026-04-06T08:14:55+00:00

On the 27th local time, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran announced that the "yellowcake" production plant in Ardakan City, Yazd Province, Iran, was attacked a few minutes ago by the US and Israel. Preliminary investigations show that this incident did not result in any radioactive materials leaking outside the complex. "Yellowcake" is an oxide of uranium, typically extracted from crushed natural uranium ore. It is an essential intermediate product in the nuclear fuel production process but cannot be directly used in nuclear reactors and is generally used for refining enriched uranium. (CCTV News)

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2026-04-06 08:14:55

On the 27th, local time, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization announced that a “yellowcake” production facility in Ardakan, Yazd Province, Iran, was attacked by U.S. and Israeli forces just minutes ago. Preliminary investigations show that the incident did not cause any leakage of radioactive material from the complex to the outside. “Yellowcake” is uranium oxide, which is typically extracted from crushed natural uranium ore. It is a necessary intermediate product in the process of producing nuclear fuel, but it cannot be used directly in nuclear reactors; instead, it is generally used to refine and concentrate uranium. (CCTV News)

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