Natanz Nuclear Facility : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Natanz Nuclear Facility / Hamed Saber
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Peacefull Nuclear Program of Iran:Originally started under the Shah of Iran in the 1950s, with the help of the United States, the Iranian nuclear programme is an effort by Iran to develop nuclear technology. After the 1979 revolution, the programme was temporarily disbanded. It was soon resumed, albeit with less Western assistance than the pre-revolution era. Iran's current nuclear programme consists of several research sites, a uranium mine, a nuclear reactor, and uranium processing facilities that include a uranium enrichment plant. The Iranian government asserts that the programme's only goal is to develop the capacity for peaceful nuclear power generation, and plans to generate 6000MW of electricity with nuclear power plants by 2010. As of 2006 nuclear power does not contribute to the Iranian energy grid.(from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran)--------------------------------------------------Natanz Nuclear Facility:(33°43′24.43″N, 51°43′37.55″E) is a hardened Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) covering 100,000 square metres that is built 8 meters underground and protected by a concrete wall 2.5 meters thick, itself protected by another concrete wall. In 2004 the roof was hardened with reinforced concrete and covered with 22 metres of earth. The complex consists of two 25,000 square meter halls and a number of administrative buildings. This once secret site was one of the two exposed by Alireza Jafarzadeh in 2002. IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei visited the site on 21 February 2003 and reported that 160 centrifuges were complete and ready for operation, with 1000 more under construction at the site.(from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran#Natanz)--------------------------------------------------Natanz, an Iranian city:Natanz (Persian: نطنز) is the centre of a township of the same name in the Isfahan province of Iran. It is located 75km southwest of Kashan. The population of the township as of 1999 was 39964. [1]Its bracing climate and locally-produced fruit (especially Natanz pears) are well-known in Iran. The famous Karkas mountain chain (Kuh-e Karkas) (meaning mountain of vultures), at an elevation of 3899 meters, rises above the town, and locals point in its direction telling how the troops of Alexander the Great killed the Achaemenian King, Darius III, nearby.Various small shrines dot the area, such as the shrine of Abdas-Samad. The elements in the present complex date from 1304 with subsequent additions and restorations, such as the Khaneqah and muqarnas vault. The tomb honors the Sufi Sheikh Abd al-Samad, and was built by the Sheikh's disciple, the Ilkhanid vizier Zain al-Din Mastari.In 2002, whistleblower Alireza Jafarzadeh revealed the existence of a secret nuclear facility designed to enrich uranium extracted from the Yazd province using centrifuge technology. The Natanz site is Iran's central facility for enrichment with 164 centrifuges.(from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natanz)--------------------------------------------------About This Shot:Me and Somayeh were shooting about 10 shots from this station while moving in the near highway, but just this one is not blurred and has an acceptable composition.It's on 12x zoom (72mm focal length for my camera, which means about 400mm standard focal length for a 35mm).--------------------------------------------------For geographic info, check the map of where the photo is takeYou can also check the LARGE size too, though it has nothing more than this except noise and grain ;)============Added to flickr Explore (interestingness) page of 24 December 2006. |
| 撮影日 | 2006-06-22 10:15:06 |
| 撮影者 | Hamed Saber , Tehran, Iran |
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| 撮影地 | Esfahan, Iran 地図 |
| カメラ | DSC-H1 , SONY |
| 露出 | 0.002 sec (1/500) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |
| 焦点距離 | 72 mm |