Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) Fereydoun Abbasi unveiled two major projects which also involve an environmental radiation surveillance.
Iran has thus added 50 nuclear Emergency Alert System (EAS) stations to the previous 13.
Meanwhile, AEOI Deputy Director Nasser Rastkhah said that the new environmental radiation surveillance stations "detect any change in the environment's gamma [rays profusion], which is the best indicator of the occurrence of nuclear accidents or experiments."
Rastkhah, speaking at a press briefing in Tehran's AEOI headquarters, said that the second phase of the projects has been conducted around the populated regions in 50 cities, whereas earlier stations were established around border regions.
He noted that 200 more gamma detection stations were needed to cover the entire country, adding that Tehran would monitor all data received from these stations.
The Iranian official concluded that the increase in the use of nuclear technologies requires the screening of such activities and that the latest projects are part of Tehran's efforts to secure the safety of citizens, environment and personnel at the country's nuclear installations.