As part of the reparations, the damaged building would be replaced with a more spacious facility, Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for the National Atomic Energy Organization told the Islamic Republic News Agency. Some of the precise measuring equipment used at the site was “destroyed” and could no longer be used, he said, but “more advanced” equipment would be supplied forthwith.

The nature of the incident remains undisclosed for security reasons, Kamalvandi explained, although he confirmed that the cause has been determined and was known to the nation’s Supreme Security Council. The official also admitted that the financial losses the atomic agency had suffered as a result were “significant.”

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