The center was established in 1958 near Soreq, west of the city of Yafneh, with assistance from the U.S. as part of the “Atoms for Peace” program under President Dwight Eisenhower.
Research and development in civilian fields such as electricity production, medicine, and agriculture were stated as the goals for establishing the center. However, international reports have described it as a site for research related to nuclear weapons development.
The center is located 40 kilometers south of Tel Aviv near the Israel Army’s Palmahim airbase. Soreq operates a 5 MW IRR-1 nuclear reactor that uses light water and is supervised by the IAEA and the U.S. It is equipped with advanced laboratories in laser technology, sensors, magnetic technology, and the Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF).
Although Grossi has reported frequent inspections of the center, it appears that these inspections only cover the 5 MW reactor, and the world remains unaware of Israel’s highly secret nuclear weapons development.
Since the Zionist regime does not use its atomic activities for peaceful purposes and is not a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), it can be concluded that Soreq is part of the regime’s military atomic program.
