The International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday said that it has been informed by Iran about a projectile striking close to the premises of the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
The IAEA said in an X post that one of the site’s physical protection staff members was killed by a projectile fragment and that a building on the site was affected by shockwaves and fragments.
"No increase in radiation levels was reported," the IAEA said.
Iran's Tasnim news agency said earlier on Saturday the incident did not damage the main parts of the plant and that production was unaffected.
Iran's official IRNA news agency reported that the projectile had struck near a fence around the site and that there had been no damage to the main parts of the power plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the Iranian authorities had informed it of the attack.
There have now been four attacks near the power plant since the war started on February 28, according to Iranian reports.The plant, Iran's sole nuclear power plant, lies around 760 kilometers south of Tehran.
Russia's Rosatom is currently building a second block at the facility, which has been in operation since 2011.
Separately, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported airstrikes on the Mahshahr Special Petrochemical Zone at the head of the Gulf.
It reported three strikes and large explosions, citing the governor's office.
The companies Fajr 1 and 2, Rijal and Amirkabir, had been hit, the agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC), said, adding that deaths and injuries were likely.
The Israeli military declined to comment on the report.
Tasnim reported that a complete evacuation of all active industrial units in the region had been ordered.
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