Blast in Abadan Refinery

May 27, 2011

According to Bloomberg News, a blast two days ago that killed as many as four people at the Abadan refinery in southern Iran was a result of sanctions against the country and government pressure to promote the project.The blast, followed by a fire, hit one of the two main compressors of the refinery, the Tehran-based newspaper said. The system, used to liquefy gas, wasn’t ready to be operated. The question that comes to mind is: What if the same happened to a nuclear facility?