HIBAPRESS – A. Mahyaoui
The National Centre for Energy, Sciences and Nuclear Techniques (NCSTN) has categorically denied the authenticity of news circulating on several social media pages, which claimed a radiation leak at the research nuclear reactor affiliated with the Maâmoura Nuclear Research Center.
The Center, in a refutation statement that HIBAPRESS received a copy of, dated September 28, 2026, clarified that these allegations are baseless, confirming that no accident or radiation leak has been recorded at the Center's facilities.
The statement stressed that all the Center's facilities and installations are operating normally and safely, in accordance with national laws and regulations governing nuclear and radiological activities and facilities, as well as with internationally adopted safety and security standards.
The Center affirmed that the circulating campaigns regarding the existence of a radiation leak are, in its words, nothing more than attempts to disrupt the achievements made by the Kingdom of Morocco nationally and internationally, and to undermine the important position Morocco holds in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
The Center indicated that these allegations will not deter it from continuing to carry out its duties responsibly and transparently, while adhering to the highest safety and security standards in this field.
In the same context, the National Centre for Energy, Sciences and Nuclear Techniques announced that it reserves its right to take the necessary legal measures against anyone behind the promotion of this false news.
This official clarification comes to put an end to the circulating news about the Maâmoura Nuclear Research Center, and to emphasize that official data issued by the competent authorities remains the primary reference for everything related to the safety of nuclear and radiological facilities in the Kingdom.
In a related context, this news is being circulated through media outlets and accounts associated with entities hostile to Morocco and the Polisario Front, which necessitates dealing with it with great caution, pending verification of its source and the accuracy of the data it contains, especially in light of the circulation of unconfirmed news on social media platforms.
