Nuclear watchdog IAEA denies reports indicating 'radioactive leak' from nuclear facility in Pakistan
PTC News Desk: The global nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has denied the reports of leakage of radioactive material from nuclear site in Pakistan after military engagement with India.
The remarks follows earlier response by the Indian Army that India has not hit any target in Pakistan’s Kirana Hills, which is reported to house some nuclear installations.
"We are aware of the reports you are referring to. Based on information available to the IAEA, there has been no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan,” an IAEA spokesperson said.
At US State Department press briefing in Washington DC on May 13, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Thomas Pigott, too, was asked a specific question on this subject.
“Has (the) US sent a team to Islamabad or Pakistan following reports that there have been leaks of nuclear radiation in some of the secure Pakistani sites?” To this question at the briefing, Pigott said: “I have nothing to preview on that at this time.”
According to the IAEA, its ‘Incident and Emergency Centre’ is the global focal point for international emergency preparedness, communication and response to nuclear and radiological incidents and emergencies, regardless of whether they arise from accident, negligence or deliberate act.
- PTC NEWS
