WANA (Apr 04) – Amid continuing U.S. and Israeli attacks, a projectile struck near the perimeter of Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Saturday morning, April 4, killing one member of the facility’s physical protection unit.

 

According to initial reports, the projectile hit near the plant’s outer fence at around 8:30 a.m. local time. The blast wave and shrapnel from the impact damaged one of the plant’s auxiliary buildings.

 

One employee from the plant’s physical protection division was killed in the attack.

 

Preliminary assessments indicate that the incident did not damage the plant’s main facilities and that operations at the site have not been disrupted. However, the strike marks the fourth attack on the Bushehr nuclear power plant complex during the recent war.

 

The Bushehr nuclear power plant remains operational, and because of the significant amount of radioactive material at the site, any serious damage could trigger a major nuclear incident — a development that would carry wide-ranging and potentially irreversible consequences for the region.

 

This was not the first time the facility’s grounds have been targeted. On the evening of March 24, another projectile struck the Bushehr nuclear power plant complex. At the time, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said the incident caused no financial, technical, or human losses and that no part of the plant had been damaged.

 

Earlier, at around 9:08 p.m. on March 24 in the Iranian calendar’s Farvardin 4, another projectile had also hit the site. According to initial reports, that attack likewise caused no casualties or significant damage.

 

A similar incident was also reported on March 17, when another projectile landed within the Bushehr plant complex. Officials said that strike also ended without casualties or damage.

 

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has previously said that attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities constitute a clear violation of international rules and obligations protecting such sites from military action.

 

The organization warned that any strike on these facilities could have dangerous and irreversible consequences for regional safety and security, particularly for countries along the Persian Gulf.