BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. The International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed by Iran that a
projectile struck close to the premises of the Bushehr NPP this
morning, the fourth such incident in recent weeks, the agency said
in a post on X, Trend
reports.


“Iran also informed the IAEA that one of the site’s physical
protection staff members was killed by a projectile fragment and
that a building on site was affected by shockwaves and fragments.
No increase in radiation levels was reported,” the post says.


Separately, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi expressed deep
concern over the incident, stressing that nuclear power plants and
nearby areas must not be targeted, and reiterated the need for
maximum military restraint to avoid the risk of a nuclear
accident.


Unit 1 of Bushehr NPP began operating in 2011. In 2013, the
operation of the unit was handed over by Rosatom to the Iranian
company. Since 2013, the unit has produced a maximum of 1,000
megawatts of electricity. Over the past 10 years, electricity
production at Bushehr NPP has exceeded 65 billion kilowatt-hours
(kWh).







Electricity production at the Bushehr NPP from 2013 to March 20,
2025, amounted to 72.4 million kWh.


On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military
operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran.
The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from
the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes
reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran’s
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale
retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S.
facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE,
Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise
missiles, and drones.


The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and
maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in
the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly.
Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to
vessels it deems necessary.