Salehi: Iran enriches uranium 20 percent not more than it needs
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Bushehr, July 7, IRNA -- Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Ali-Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday that Iran will not enrich uranium 20 percent more than it needs for Tehran medical research reactor.
Speaking to reporters, he said, “We had no plan to enrich uranium at 20 percent and that is why the Islamic Republic of Iran demanded the International Atomic Energy Agency supply fuel for Tehran medical research reactor. It indicates that Iran had no plan to enrich uranium at 20 percent.”
“Regretfully, the western suppliers set a number of conditions for delivery of fuel for Tehran medical research reactor. So, Iran had no choice but to produce fuel for the reactor,” Salehi said.
Salehi said that Bushehr power plant which needs five precent enriched uranium is to become operational in the Iranian month of Shahrivar (August 23- September 22).
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