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- Egypt Independent
Is Egypt under threat from potential nuclear radiation from Iran?
The former head of the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority, Amgad al-Wakil, addressed concerns over whether any nuclear fallout from Iran could impact Egypt following Israel's assault on its nuclear facilities, RT reported.
In a post on his Facebook account on Friday, Wakil explained that Iran is more than 2,200 kilometers away from Egypt, a vast distance that makes it extremely unlikely that any nuclear radiation would reach Egypt.
The spread of nuclear radiation does depend on several factors, he noted, such as what type of incident caused the fallout, the amount of radioactive material released, and the direction and speed of the wind.
'All these factors make any impact on Egypt completely unlikely,' he said.
Attack on Iran
At dawn on Friday, Israel launched a comprehensive preemptive attack to strike Iran's nuclear program.
The attack resulted in the deaths of prominent commanders, including the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, and the Commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, alongside several nuclear scientists.
According to the Israeli military, the strikes targeted Iran's Natanz nuclear facility and damaged 'The site's underground infrastructure, which contains a multi-story enrichment hall housing centrifuges, electrical rooms, and other support infrastructure.'
Israel justified the attack based on intelligence information indicating that Iran was enriching enough uranium to produce 15 nuclear weapons.
Iranian television reported on Friday that there were no signs of radiation leaks following the Israeli attack on the Natanz nuclear plant.
The Saudi Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority confirmed on Friday evening that radiation levels in the kingdom were normal, and that the Nuclear Emergency Operations Center was monitoring the regional situation around the clock.
