Fire in Iranian uranium enrichment plant

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 01 July 2020 at 07:16:19 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 03 July 2020 at 07:06:31 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, infrastructure, energy, fire, Iran
Fig. 1 - S2 (07.07.2020) - Deh Zireh site is located in Iran between Kashan at north-west and Natanz at south-east.
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Fig. 2 - High resolution view of the Deh Zireh site.
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Following the US decision to disrespect and then reject the treaty, Iran started to enrich uranium beyond the threshold authorized by UNO.
Fig. 3 - S2 (01.07.2020) - One day before the fire that broke on 2 July 2020. Fires already happened in Iranian uranium plants in Iran.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (03.07.2020) - One day after, plume & burnt building. Iranian authorities denied any release of radioactive material.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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